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Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

32 reviews

siobhanward's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I've read most of what Emezi has published, and <i> Pet </i> was one of my absolute favourite reads this year, so I was thrilled to discover Emezi had published a memoir. I loved that this was written as a series of letters to friends, family and other people important to Emezi. Their voice felt real and human and I appreciated their openness about their struggles with their mental health, and offering insight into their life as a nonbinary person. Emezi has a unique voice and creativity that is not often seen elsewhere, so getting some insight into their writing process, what inspired certain works and why they wrote them was an absolute treat. At this point, I'm pretty sure I'll read anything they write.

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karingforbooks's review

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informative slow-paced

2.5

I’m sure this resonates for others, but it’s not for me. Not least because the extensive discussion of suicide and self harm was triggering for me, so go into this having read content and trigger warnings.
Otherwise I can’t tell if it’s just that I’m uncomfortable with someone being so confident or if I genuinely think they’re delusional in a harmless way. But none of it hit with me and I didn’t enjoy the writing style either.

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jenmcreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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takarakei's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Written as a series of letters to friends (and really to themself) Akwaeke Emezi's memoir gives a deep and vulnerable look into their mind and unique point of view. I listened to the audiobook, but was very glad I own a copy so I could highlight quotes to come back to. While covering some difficult topics, Emezi's gorgeous writing really shines through and even though as a memoir it centers on their experience, I found many relatable parts focused on the struggle of living in our current harsh world.

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mandathebiblio's review

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I don't give star ratings to non-fiction, so I won't be giving this one one.

I really appreciated reading this, though. I listened to the audiobook and I would give the audio a 5 out of 5 star. It was very well done as Akwaeke Emezi narrated it themselves.

As for the content in this book, there was so much that I feel like I could relate to and so much I know that I would never be able to and that is what made this such a worthwhile audiobook for me. I think that reading this as my first book from this author is going to help me when I read more from them. It was very interesting seeing their journey not only through publishing but through life in general. It definitely opened my eyes to some things that I may not have realized before and it was very helpful to see.

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