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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Aftershocks blew me away. Nadia Owusu is quite the writer and amazingly brave. I felt shock, sadness, surprise, beauty, anger and more while reading. I will definitely be reading more from her pen.
I resonate so much. Inspiring me to write about my life. Geez.
This raw, deep dive into self, identity, family, abandonment, and coming 'home' whole - despite the challenges faced, was worth the wait. It's not an easy read - but I believe it's not supposed to be, hard truths are rarely "easy." Ms. Owusu's prose, while at times uncomfortable, is incredible poetic and beautifully captivating. Read it - you won't be sorry you did.
Autobiography of a young woman of Ghana/Armenian descent. Many stories about growing up in Africa & Europe since her father worked for the UN so they lived in many cities and she has many stories. Author relates her life and experiences to earthquakes (pre-tremors, aftershocks, etc). I was overwhelmed with all the hardship she experienced in her life (30 years) that it was hard to read at many times.
what a journey
Magical book about relationships, depression, friendship and betrayal. This book has it all. Read this book; you want regret it.
Magical book about relationships, depression, friendship and betrayal. This book has it all. Read this book; you want regret it.
3.75
Daughter of a proud Ghanaian father and an Armenian mother who abandoned her, living as expats of…what country exactly? Her unmoored identity is even more pronounced than a typical immigrant. Her Biracial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual background makes her story unequivocally unique, and yet, there was much that resonated within my own mind and heart’s chambers.
The book uses an overarching metaphor, which I am not exactly sure I appreciate fully. Nonetheless, it is a searingly honest portrait of broken lives in all of its imperfections. Parts of the book read like poetry, spoken word, especially as the author reads the audiobook.
I loved her short snippets of history of Ghana, Ashanti tribe of her father’s ancestry. There was many parallels of familial culture found in East Asian countries with Confucian influence.
Daughter of a proud Ghanaian father and an Armenian mother who abandoned her, living as expats of…what country exactly? Her unmoored identity is even more pronounced than a typical immigrant. Her Biracial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual background makes her story unequivocally unique, and yet, there was much that resonated within my own mind and heart’s chambers.
The book uses an overarching metaphor, which I am not exactly sure I appreciate fully. Nonetheless, it is a searingly honest portrait of broken lives in all of its imperfections. Parts of the book read like poetry, spoken word, especially as the author reads the audiobook.
I loved her short snippets of history of Ghana, Ashanti tribe of her father’s ancestry. There was many parallels of familial culture found in East Asian countries with Confucian influence.
I simply could not put this book down. This is the best memoir I have read in recent memory. Owusu is the queen of micro to macro level story telling, and the underlying theme of earthquakes (the tension between faults, the shocks and aftershocks) was expertly used to paint a clear lasting picture of her life and her perspective. I have absolutely nothing but positive things to say. Read this.
Beautifully written memoir-almost poetry. The author is young and it seems like she is just at the beginning of her journey-so much pain. I hope she writes another book.
Such a layered, honest memoir about family, culture, and identity, that was so beautifully written and thought-provoking.