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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Extremely lyrical and so breathtaking! I love Emezi's writing style. It's also very interesting to read their debut after reading their recent releases; I can see the growth and inklings of greatness that led to their other novels. This was a great debut and I'm very excited to read more of Emezi's work in the future.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
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:
Yes
There were times this was weird and confusing, but overall I liked the messages of learning who you are. It was written extremely well, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of their work.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Counts towards Reading Women 2019 Challenge task # 3: A book by an author from Nigeria or New Zealand
What a ballsy debut. I don't know if anything can prepare you for this novel. This is heavily spiritual, harnessing Igbo ontology with some Christianity mixed in. For non-Nigerians (like myself) a lot of these ideas and gods and spiritual dynamics are foreign. This is all layered on top of sexual trauma, longstanding conflicts with mental health, gender identity and selfhood. The book's autobiographical roots add to the mystique of Emezi and her story. This is something I want to see on the screen -- can't wait for the television adaptation.
Strong character development:
Complicated
Really good but a little too over-written. There were small moments that were so perfect and true, which makes me think that the entire book must be perfect and true, even the parts I can't relate to. I'm thinking specifically of when Ada is trying to calm herself down by thinking gentle things to herself in the therapist's office, and when she addresses herself in a bathroom mirror while drunk. Really, really small moments, but very truthful.