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Freshwater
by Akwaeke Emezi
I've read nothing like this before. The narration is tossed like a hot potato between various entities residing inside Ada, the protagonist. Very occasionally we hear from Ada directly. One chapter is a poem.
The plot points, place settings and auxiliary characters that a novel is usually built from exist. However, they are of little importance. The operatic struggle between the narrators and their vessel maintains center stage.
I'm unfamiliar with the spiritual framework at the core of the novel, but considerably less so than when I started it. Above and beyond the ideas directly presented in the book, I feel it introduced new ways to tell a story. I have new tools to think about my thoughts. It expanded my mind.
Awesome.
The plot points, place settings and auxiliary characters that a novel is usually built from exist. However, they are of little importance. The operatic struggle between the narrators and their vessel maintains center stage.
I'm unfamiliar with the spiritual framework at the core of the novel, but considerably less so than when I started it. Above and beyond the ideas directly presented in the book, I feel it introduced new ways to tell a story. I have new tools to think about my thoughts. It expanded my mind.
Awesome.