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A review by happylilkt
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Did not finish book.
Abandoned at the halfway point. The plot quickly became predictable and the characters were flat and one-dimensional—no surprise as I feel like the author tried to challenge every taboo she could think of in fewer than 300 pages! Very ambitious! Add to this explicit sex scenes and I was done. I did like the Nigerian setting especially the multi-cultural marriages depicted with the Nigerwives. Instead of reading this may I suggest the following literary novels?
- [b:Transcendent Kingdom|48570454|Transcendent Kingdom|Yaa Gyasi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571925550l/48570454._SY75_.jpg|73528567] - Nigerian American novel examining religion and truth
- [b:The Vanishing Half|51791252|The Vanishing Half|Brit Bennett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577090827l/51791252._SX50_SY75_.jpg|73423787] - examines a boatload of issues (race, LGBTQ+), but with much more effective character development and the sex scenes are not overly descriptive.
- [b:Half of a Yellow Sun|18749|Half of a Yellow Sun|Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327934717l/18749._SX50_.jpg|1651408] - historical novel of Biafra (Nigerian civil war)
I was really disappointed with this one. The actual writing style is not bad, my complaint is in the construction of the novel and characters and the choice to include graphic sexual content.
- [b:Transcendent Kingdom|48570454|Transcendent Kingdom|Yaa Gyasi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571925550l/48570454._SY75_.jpg|73528567] - Nigerian American novel examining religion and truth
- [b:The Vanishing Half|51791252|The Vanishing Half|Brit Bennett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577090827l/51791252._SX50_SY75_.jpg|73423787] - examines a boatload of issues (race, LGBTQ+), but with much more effective character development and the sex scenes are not overly descriptive.
- [b:Half of a Yellow Sun|18749|Half of a Yellow Sun|Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327934717l/18749._SX50_.jpg|1651408] - historical novel of Biafra (Nigerian civil war)
I was really disappointed with this one. The actual writing style is not bad, my complaint is in the construction of the novel and characters and the choice to include graphic sexual content.