A review by readingafrica
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

4.0

This is a queer Nigerian story set in Aba (Ngwa) featuring a close-knit immigrant community of foreign-born women married to Nigerian men, spirituality, a looming tragedy, and Emezi's trademark writing style. The ending was unexpected, but quite beautiful and bittersweet. I really had a problem with the incestuous relationship between the main characters, there were some other moments that just seemed weird to me.

I love Akwaeke Emezi's work, because they reject the common tropes and themes that we've come to associate with African Literature. I like that they tell 'unusual' and imaginative stories about complex characters.