Amelia
Give me a book with some weird ass family dynamics and I’m happy.. Ms. Akinola knocked it out of the park with this one. She was able to capture the intricacies and nuances with being the child of an immigrant . The balance involved in trying to thrive and assimilate while also feeling grounded to the culture of origin.
Gbemisola (Sola), Olanipekun (Ola), Anjola and Karen are Nigerian-American siblings who are trying to survive their childhood and navigate adulthood with their issues, some inherited and some not. Akinola was able to touch on the specific trauma of being loved by Nigerian Christian parents, the chasm between the African American experience and the (insert African country here) American experience. She did it with humor, wit and a directness that was necessary. She touches on what blackness means in America, on parental bullying, on one’s exploration/understanding of sexuality.
TW- past child SA mentioned, physical abuse (by parent) mentioned.
Please read this book!
Give me a book with some weird ass family dynamics and I’m happy.. Ms. Akinola knocked it out of the park with this one. She was able to capture the intricacies and nuances with being the child of an immigrant . The balance involved in trying to thrive and assimilate while also feeling grounded to the culture of origin.
Gbemisola (Sola), Olanipekun (Ola), Anjola and Karen are Nigerian-American siblings who are trying to survive their childhood and navigate adulthood with their issues, some inherited and some not. Akinola was able to touch on the specific trauma of being loved by Nigerian Christian parents, the chasm between the African American experience and the (insert African country here) American experience. She did it with humor, wit and a directness that was necessary. She touches on what blackness means in America, on parental bullying, on one’s exploration/understanding of sexuality.
TW- past child SA mentioned, physical abuse (by parent) mentioned.
Please read this book!
The book, the entire story is told, and built with no central narrator!
This is a story of an Afghan family. They are wonderful, loving and great parents! They are too strict and they are borderline abusive. Which should we believe? We just listen to a cast of characters tell us their views on this family. As we learn of a tragic event.
There’s islamaphobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism. All the isms! It will make you think, and question what truth is. How does one actually determine what the truth is? What a book! This is the authors debut novel!!!!!! What talent!👏🏾
The book, the entire story is told, and built with no central narrator!
This is a story of an Afghan family. They are wonderful, loving and great parents! They are too strict and they are borderline abusive. Which should we believe? We just listen to a cast of characters tell us their views on this family. As we learn of a tragic event.
There’s islamaphobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism. All the isms! It will make you think, and question what truth is. How does one actually determine what the truth is? What a book! This is the authors debut novel!!!!!! What talent!👏🏾
What a book! What a ride!
Viola Davis’ narration made the experience even more potent.
A black woman circuit Judge in rural Alabama is presiding over an abortion case and all the crazies come out. She is threatened every way possible to recuse herself numerous times and she adamantly refuses. The case draws national attention and is symbolic of the intersection between private health decisions, religion and law.
The story of how the abortion came to be is sad and sadly not a rare thing which will break your heart.
5 stars! I’d recommend this to everyone.
What a book! What a ride!
Viola Davis’ narration made the experience even more potent.
A black woman circuit Judge in rural Alabama is presiding over an abortion case and all the crazies come out. She is threatened every way possible to recuse herself numerous times and she adamantly refuses. The case draws national attention and is symbolic of the intersection between private health decisions, religion and law.
The story of how the abortion came to be is sad and sadly not a rare thing which will break your heart.
5 stars! I’d recommend this to everyone.
