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God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Winner of the 2023 Dylan Thomas Prize
by Arinze Ifeakandu, Arinze Ifeakandu
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A beautifully written selection of short stories following lives and moments of a handful of gay men in Nigeria - the loves they found and lost, the ones that completed and destroyed them and also how they were seen by the world or had to hide their love away.
Like most story collections, I didn't love every one of these but the majority of them really touched me in some way, and I enjoyed seeing small bits of these ordinary lives in Nigeria and how gay men still felt like they had to act or hide to keep themselves or their loved ones safe. An insight into a part of Nigerian culture I haven't read too much about before and I enjoyed, and appreciated it.
Like most story collections, I didn't love every one of these but the majority of them really touched me in some way, and I enjoyed seeing small bits of these ordinary lives in Nigeria and how gay men still felt like they had to act or hide to keep themselves or their loved ones safe. An insight into a part of Nigerian culture I haven't read too much about before and I enjoyed, and appreciated it.
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault