Roxane Gay’s book club has arrived. And it got real as we talk about Colson Whitehead’s new book “The Nickel Boys” with Mira Jacob, Mike Eagle and Debbie Millman
(Warning: There are spoilers)
TIMECODES OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED:
6:30 – Why did you keep reading?
10:00 – Nickel Academy is based on a real place
17:00 – The Twist. “It blew my mind”
19:00 – No book is perfect. This is what we didn’t like
21:00 – Group has disagreement over Harriet
24:00. – Elwood’s parents whisked off the stage
25:30 – Is there any character besides Ellwood that isn’t a one-note character
28:50 – Give black women some dignity in the pages!
32:00 – Overcoming impossible circumstances to make a life for yourself
34:00 – Why didn’t Whitehead show us more of Turner?
40:00 – Passage about not being normal
40:50 – Male sexual trauma and brutality
44:15 – He didn’t Game of Thrones it
45:10 – Questions for Colson Whitehead
46:05 – Oh Shit! He got us again!
47:40 – What would this story look like if it happened today?
49:00 – Final thoughts
52:20 – Open Mike Eagle Book Recommendation
52:50 – Debbie Millman Book Recommendation
53:23 – Mira Jacob Book Recommendation
53:45 – Roxane Gay Book Recommendation
Watch the spoiler-free version here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKOyDrLYsQA
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