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God's Children are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu
4 reviews
miss_sheila_d_w's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
booksillremember's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A dark, lyrical, intimate and sometimes even hopeful short story collection centring gay boys and men in a country where being gay is illegal and highly stigmatised. But it's so much more than that. It's about gratitude and grief, jealousy, betrayal, coming of age, parenthood, friendship, trust, complex family constellations, and the dynamics between members of different social classes. I feel this book gave me an intimate little glimpse into Nigerian families (especially life in the northern city of Kano) and male ways of loving. Looking forward to reading more books by Ifeakandu.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Homophobia
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
Minor: War
linguaphile412's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Rape
alenezela99's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
God's children are broken things is a collection of nine short stories which depict the realities of queer people ( especially gay men )living in Nigeria. It explores themes of love, loss and grief.
The writing was vivid and beautiful, rich with some Nigerian languages ( Igbo and Hausa) and slang. I also liked that the author incorporated so much music in the book. The characters felt like real people that I have met and seen a glimpse into their lives.
All the stories in this collection were excellent but my favourites were
🖤 What the singers say about love
🖤 God's children are little broken things
🖤 Alobam
🖤 The dreamer's litany
🖤 Where the heart sleeps
I highly recommend this book, everyone needs to read it!
The writing was vivid and beautiful, rich with some Nigerian languages ( Igbo and Hausa) and slang. I also liked that the author incorporated so much music in the book. The characters felt like real people that I have met and seen a glimpse into their lives.
All the stories in this collection were excellent but my favourites were
🖤 What the singers say about love
🖤 God's children are little broken things
🖤 Alobam
🖤 The dreamer's litany
🖤 Where the heart sleeps
I highly recommend this book, everyone needs to read it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Homophobia
Minor: Rape
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