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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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escapismforlife's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book is unapologetic  in every aspect  of it's  main character Feyi's choices. The story at times feels reckless  and is meant  to  be  on purpose.  At least that's  how I read it. This is a grieving 29 year olds story. She is in  a sad transition because  she doesn't  feel  good about  commitment. Not after such a loving and  consistent presence with her dead husband  five years before.  

 Everything  comes down  to  either pushing  away in the name of friendship or folding to desire.  I think its beautiful  how the loss of something makes it easier  to  step back. To not feel  pressure to  commit in a romantic  relationship. And this  is the aspect of this story that I related to  in certain ways.
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