A review by bickie
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

5.0

Wow! Such a raw splitting open of the author's self. What did they hold back? Loved the candor and how this book helped me think about myself and how willing I am to be "stand in my truth" and I don't even consider myself a god. Touches on so many topics: publishing, authenticity, racism, mental health,

Spoiler

suicide ideation and graphic description of attempts, graphic discussion of cutting self and others, graphic discussion of cannibalism, abuse,

complicated family dynamics, romantic relationships, the importance of friends and found family...

I listened to the book (read beautifully by the author) and read the print book at the same time with annotations. I highly recommend the audio book.