A review by rosesofthespring
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

As with most collections of short stories, these were very hit-or-miss for me. They range from magical realism to complete sci-fi, with quite a bit of variation. I appreciate that  Adjei-Brenyah was not afraid to get experimental and strange. 

Unfortunately, the last story now exists in my worst nightmares and intrusive thoughts, so reader discretion is advised.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

Not all content warnings apply to all stories. Unfortunately I don't have access to a copy anymore, so I can't give a more detailed breakdown.