The Nickel Boys

A great example of the right ending clicking things perfectly into place and highlighting the themes in ways that get better the more I think about them. The ending made the book more tragic and less cynical than I expected it to be.

As a general story there are issues I could point at with the light plot, simplistic characters, and detached tone. But as a topical novel shining a light on horrific parts of the past that stays with you after you put it down, it's a great read.