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Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

43 reviews

poursandpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Freshwater is Akwaeke Emezi’s first novel, which is mind-blowing in & of itself. Their writing is genre-bending, captivating, haunting, gut-wrenching, & ethereal, all at the same time.

The book explores the world of the Ada, a girl from Nigeria who has spirits living inside her mind. You feel every ounce of pain she feels. You bend & break with her, even if you’ve never felt anything like what she’s experiencing.

It’s a hard & triggering read for a LOT of people - a lot goes on in this short little novel. Tread carefully, but don’t let it stop you from reading it (if you can).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Self harm

febeschoemaker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautifully written. Would recommend. It's not for the faint of heart though. It's not a happy book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

gagne's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Gifted to me by a dear friend, this book is electric with its distinctive cast of personalities and easy exchange between the Old World and the New, reminding readers who become captured by the story of the power of the spiritual staring them in the eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Death, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Rape, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Drug use