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A review by laurikas
Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This book hurt me in many ways. Not only because the writing is very moving, but also because Nadia's experiences are very relatable and yet very distressing.
We live in a society that screams at us from every angle how in control we are of our lives. How we can turn any situation around, if only we give it our best. Have cancer? You can BEAT cancer.
Are going through lost and grieving? You will MOVE ON.
Suffer depression? You can BAT it away, focus on the good stuff.
Have a tough job? Try HARDER for a job you love.
It's all royal crap. Stuff we say and repeat non-stop so we try and give some logic to this endless noise and senseless experiences we go through. At the end of the day we have as much control over our health, happiness, well being, as any other creature. It's all part of our stories, and sometimes we just need to live through the earthquake and come back on the other side like Nadia did.
I pour libation to you Nadia.
We live in a society that screams at us from every angle how in control we are of our lives. How we can turn any situation around, if only we give it our best. Have cancer? You can BEAT cancer.
Are going through lost and grieving? You will MOVE ON.
Suffer depression? You can BAT it away, focus on the good stuff.
Have a tough job? Try HARDER for a job you love.
It's all royal crap. Stuff we say and repeat non-stop so we try and give some logic to this endless noise and senseless experiences we go through. At the end of the day we have as much control over our health, happiness, well being, as any other creature. It's all part of our stories, and sometimes we just need to live through the earthquake and come back on the other side like Nadia did.
I pour libation to you Nadia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Abandonment, and Death of parent