Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

This book is an engaging and provocative reflection on nomenclature. The story is silly at times (a nomenclature consultant who loses a toe because the bandaid he used made him forget that it was hurt?) and at other times moving and historically relevant (the deals that various townspeople made and reneged on in attempts to secure their freedom and prosperity). But most of all, the book is about names, and their meaning and significance. I also really enjoyed digging out the hidden history of the town of Winthrop. A quick read that's quite delightful.