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

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I had a hard time relating to the characters in this novel, which colors my perceptions of it. That said, there were things that I enjoyed: 

  • The narration for the audiobook was phenomenal. 
  • The author did a wonderful job of creating an environment and drawing the reader into it. Everything was beautifully described in a way that really made me feel a part of it. 
  • The descriptions of art in the book were so engaging that it felt like I was experiencing the exhibits. I'm not usually that into art but there was something very moving about how it was portrayed in this book. 
  • I wanted to eat all of the food Alim prepared. It sounded amazing. 
  • Alim had such well developed emotional intelligence and we could probably all learn something from how he communicated at certain parts of the book. 

I don't know that I'd recommend this book, but it did make me very interested to read other books by the author. 
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