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title: "Harlem Shuffle: A Novel (The Harlem Trilogy)"
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# Harlem Shuffle: A Novel (The Harlem Trilogy)

**Brand:** colson whitehead
**Price:** HK$257
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- **What is this?** Harlem Shuffle: A Novel (The Harlem Trilogy) by colson whitehead
- **How much does it cost?** HK$257 with free shipping
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Harlem Shuffle: A Novel (The Harlem Trilogy)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    My Personal Favorite
  

*by T***H on Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022*

Before this, I’d read two novels by Mr. Whitehead: Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad.  Both of these are very good novels filled with great characters and powerful moments; however, I wouldn’t rank them among the great novels.  My main complaint with both is weaknesses in plotting.  In essence, the author gets in the way of the story.  What he is trying to accomplish in these novels interferes with good storytelling.I know a number of readers who enjoyed this novel less than the other two I’ve mentioned.  Perhaps they missed the excesses that make episodes of those books so memorable.  I, on the other hand, find this to be the best novel Mr. Whitehead has written so far.  Other than having to hear Mick Jagger’s brassy voice in my head every time I think of the title of this novel thanks to the Stones’ song of the same name, I have few complaints about this novel and much praise.  It is simply a well-told story without anything getting in the way of that.The novel takes place over a handful of years in the late fifties/early sixties.  Mr. Whitehead is an absolute master of character which makes it no surprise that Carney, our protagonist, is full of depths.  Son of a violent crook, he makes most of his living as an honest owner of a furniture store; however, petty crime and graft is a part of his world and, as the plot develops, he gets dragged deeper into the game.  His foot in the middle class gives him aspirations and access to successful people (and their pretentions and crimes) while still muddling with thieves and murderers, and the reader gets to see it all, a panorama of supporting characters who are as real and memorable as Carney himself.  And all of this is set in a vividly recreated Harlem.Every time I read another of Mr. Whitehead’s novels, I become more and more impressed with his skills as a writer.  This is the first time, however, that I’ve felt story and characters trumped his need to slam the reader with his prose.  There are still plenty of shocks and surprises here, but it all seems to come much more realistically from the characters and the situations in which they find themselves.  In my mind, this book is a real triumph.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Harlem Scuffle of Life
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2022*

This a novel well worth reading.  It gives the reader a microscopic look into a place many know about but few have truly seen; Harlem 1957 - early 60’s. This historical view is provided mainly through the eyes Ray Carney a upstanding owner of a furniture store on 125th street.  We see the life and struggles of Harlem and it’s residents.  Carney is a person with  with two sides to his character.  There  is an almost perversely forbidden hilarity in the absurdity of some of the characters and incidents.  If you’ve read my reviews, you know I don’t like to give away details of the plot.  The Amazon summary does a good job with that.  But what can be said is that Carney takes us along through the good/ bad characteristics of his nature as he gains success in life and the furniture business.  He and his cousin Freddie who grew up together like brothers in the same house are a complex relationship of both loyalty and disgust.  Freddie’s refrain “I didn’t mean to get you in trouble” repeated so many times in Carney’s life should be a clue to the “situations“ Carney finds himself in.  It is through these ‘Situations” and his observations of the world he lives in that are the core of this wonderfully written, compelling, and educational novel.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Beautifully Written
  

*by B***. on Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2024*

This is not the type of book I usually read. I read it based on reviews and articles about it and because Whitehead has won the Pulitzer twice, an amazing achievement. Although the subject matter is not my preference, the writing was wonderful. Some passages I shared with others.

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