Aftershocks: A Memoir by Nadia Owusu

Aftershocks: A Memoir

Nadia Owusu

320 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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This poetic, genre-bending work—blending memoir with cultural history—from Whiting Award winner Nadia Owusu grapples with the fault lines of identity, the meaning of home, black womanhood, and the ripple effects, both personal and generational, of...

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Moods

emotional 87%
reflective 82%
challenging 50%
sad 45%
dark 34%
informative 34%
tense 14%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 5%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 23%
fast 8%

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4.0

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