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A review by reubenalbatross
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
From the first page of this I had a feeling that the book was going to give every excuse under the sun as to why unmoral/abusive/misogynistic men aren't actually responsible for their own horrible actions, and why they should be pitied instead. From some of the reviews I have now read, it looks like I was completely right…
This initial feeling was then exacerbated (on page 8 mind you) by the idea that 'men with abominable passions' and 'murderers of their own parents' are only driven to such acts because they're inhabited by evil spirits. Because OF COURSE men who commit terrible deeds could never actually be accountable for them.
This above passage also includes 'the mentally ill' and people with epilepsy in the SAME sentence as the abominable passioned men and murderers, making me think the author views these things in a similar light. FUCK OFF. Mentally ill people (let alone epileptics) cannot all be tarred with the same brush as MURDERERS.
NO THANK YOU.
NOT IN THE MOOD FOR SUCH ABELIST MISOGYNY.
GOODBYE.
This initial feeling was then exacerbated (on page 8 mind you) by the idea that 'men with abominable passions' and 'murderers of their own parents' are only driven to such acts because they're inhabited by evil spirits. Because OF COURSE men who commit terrible deeds could never actually be accountable for them.
This above passage also includes 'the mentally ill' and people with epilepsy in the SAME sentence as the abominable passioned men and murderers, making me think the author views these things in a similar light. FUCK OFF. Mentally ill people (let alone epileptics) cannot all be tarred with the same brush as MURDERERS.
NO THANK YOU.
NOT IN THE MOOD FOR SUCH ABELIST MISOGYNY.
GOODBYE.