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Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
5.0
challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is one of a kind. I don't really know where to begin describing it. There are so many intricate details that pull the story together -- not to wrap it up into a neat bow, but to describe the Ada's experience. The format is very serpentine -- going back and forth in different ways that are disjointed, but fit precisely because of that disjointedness. This is a story that I am going to spend a lot of time processing and will definitely reread. It was intense and liminal.

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