

John Henry Days
Author: Colson Whitehead
Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez
Unabridged: 17 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/25/2008
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Colson Whitehead
Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez
Unabridged: 17 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/25/2008
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
I am befuddled by these reviews. I have tried to read The Intuitionist 4 times; APEX is a riff on all the good in John Henry Days; Sag Harbor worked better as a short story. But John Henry Days? This is about my 11th time reading it, this time in prep for teaching it again for the first time in almo......more
Some shit to make you quit your job. Every possible look at John Henry's race against a steam drill as model for modern work ethic (modern, at least, circa-late 1990s, early 2000s, before economy receded). For those out there who aren't happy to have a job, who are still asking why am I doing this p......more
I really enjoyed this book. I will give a full review at a later date.......more
Whitehead is without a doubt one of the most skilled writers in American literature. His sentences are dense and filled with meaning, but also beautiful, vivid, and expressive. He shines here, in his take of the John Henry story, exploring its origins, its interpretations, and how it has penetrated......more