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A review by axmed
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
what a beautiful book....the way he writes about Black love, especially Black family love really filled me up. and the love for music, which i think is also a huge part of Black love and joy, is something I can relate to so very deeply.
"Leaning my head through the doorway, a glimpse of my father, caught in rapture: he’s playing the record I played in Ghana, The Delfonics LP. The crackle of the horns, the sound full and dusty and warm. Pops sings to the lover he’s lost, a little sway in his hips. As the falsetto of the chorus comes up, his eyes closed, a hand pressed to his chest, the other arm raised like a beacon, as if to say, to no one but himself, I am here."
[this is a note just to myself, but i need to put it here, because my covid braid and the fact that i listen to a lot of books i will forget:
i really wish he would use less flowery words in his next novel, cuz that was somethin that i found annoying in the first novel as well. but definitely not so bothered by it that it influenced my rating]
"Leaning my head through the doorway, a glimpse of my father, caught in rapture: he’s playing the record I played in Ghana, The Delfonics LP. The crackle of the horns, the sound full and dusty and warm. Pops sings to the lover he’s lost, a little sway in his hips. As the falsetto of the chorus comes up, his eyes closed, a hand pressed to his chest, the other arm raised like a beacon, as if to say, to no one but himself, I am here."
[this is a note just to myself, but i need to put it here, because my covid braid and the fact that i listen to a lot of books i will forget:
i really wish he would use less flowery words in his next novel, cuz that was somethin that i found annoying in the first novel as well. but definitely not so bothered by it that it influenced my rating]