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A review by sinamile
Coconut by Kopano Matlwa
5.0
CW/TW: racism, mention of cheating, internalised racism, BEE corruption, ethinicism, bullying, racial bullying, rape, incest, trauma, child abuse, child neglect, suicide, parental death, child molestation, pedophilia, child physical abuse, death, shoplifting, ableist slurs, mention of rape, sexual harassment, catcalling, unconcerned kissing, unconcerned touching,
The pear and apple story. F#ck me up!
Um. The poem? F#uck me up!
*deep, deep breath* F#CK. ME. UP!
I have so much I want to say about this book but I have lost all ability to words. This book is just, it's a gem. I love the way South African authors write, it makes me feel at home because I know everything they're talking about, I understand what the characters are going through. And with this particular book, oh boy. Oh boy!
There is, again, so much I want to say, so much of myself I would put in this review, explaining how this entire book resonates within me, but words fall short and all I can say is holy sh*t, holy wow, this book is excellent.
The pear and apple story. F#ck me up!
Um. The poem? F#uck me up!
“...the people you strive so hard to be like will one day reject you because as much as you may pretend, you are not one of their own. Then you will turn back, but there too you will find no acceptance, for those you once rejected will no longer recognise the thing you have become. So far, too far to return. So much, too much you have changed. Stuck between two worlds, shunned by both.”
*deep, deep breath* F#CK. ME. UP!
I have so much I want to say about this book but I have lost all ability to words. This book is just, it's a gem. I love the way South African authors write, it makes me feel at home because I know everything they're talking about, I understand what the characters are going through. And with this particular book, oh boy. Oh boy!
There is, again, so much I want to say, so much of myself I would put in this review, explaining how this entire book resonates within me, but words fall short and all I can say is holy sh*t, holy wow, this book is excellent.