A review by jaysteady
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

3.0

Okay, so. I do concede that I read this entirely in nearly one sitting. I had to know how it ends. However, after I was finished, I couldn’t reflect on the no doubt powerful(!) message of this novel, but on how there were some plot lines that were never flushed out or ever answered for me? It made it feel like filler? Also, was incest necessary to the plot or? I feel like it really just scared away a potential audience that this story should have been able to reach. For no reason? I just had more questions than anything. Definitely enjoyed it, but couldn’t rate it more than a better-than-average star rating for me.

P.S. You can bet your bottom dollar that I’m still going to read Freshwater though, so do with this review what you will