A review by bookobsessedmommy
Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

In a future world where all the white people walk into the sea and drown, black and brown people are left to find a new path forward. This is one of those books that I feel like you could dissect in a class for weeks and still not find all the deeper meanings. The prose lean into preachy often, but I was fascinated with the story. The complicated emotions, longing for "the way things were", fear of what they could be, assumptions about our own capabilities, and the reality of all Black people have suffered and continue to suffer made me yearn for community and healing in way I never have before. This feels like a paradigm to be investigated more than a story to be consumed. I'm giving it a 5 because I am compelled read it again.