The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
It took me quite a while to get into this book. It is dense with events – crime mostly – … More The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
It took me quite a while to get into this book. It is dense with events – crime mostly – … More The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
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