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A review by makeda_colourlit
Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie
3.0
I really wanted to love this collection; especially as it came highly recommended however these stories and Okojie’s style of writing didn’t resonate with me.
Some of the stories were really good (Animal Parts, Fractures, Walk With Sleep, Why is Pepe Canary Yellow, Nadine, The Thumbnail Interruptions and The Arrangement of Skin), others I couldn’t even finish or had to skim read (Following, Mammouth).
There was definitely promise; most of the shorts started strong but rambled on and got confusing to the point my attention span wavered. In spite of my misgivings I’d still read more from Okojie just not another collection of short stories 🤷🏾♀️
Some of the stories were really good (Animal Parts, Fractures, Walk With Sleep, Why is Pepe Canary Yellow, Nadine, The Thumbnail Interruptions and The Arrangement of Skin), others I couldn’t even finish or had to skim read (Following, Mammouth).
There was definitely promise; most of the shorts started strong but rambled on and got confusing to the point my attention span wavered. In spite of my misgivings I’d still read more from Okojie just not another collection of short stories 🤷🏾♀️