A review by mkwoods
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book isn’t like anything else I’ve read in a long time, and I highly recommend it. The writer seems like a fascinating person too, and I plan to seek out more of their work.

If you don’t know anything about Igbo ontology I recommend reading up on it a bit before you read this book, particularly Ala and ogbanje. I paused to do a bit of research about halfway through and found the book resonated more after I had more of an orientation to these concepts.
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