Review by sierranorgan - The Death of Vivek Oji

sierranorgan 's review for:

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

3.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Okay so… we’re not talking about the weird incest relationship? I’ve read a couple of reviews talking about how it’s a cultural difference and that may be so and that’s not my place to judge. I think if the relationship between the characters was just described as “cousins” and “friends” I wouldn’t be as uncomfortable with it, but the fact that they often refer to each other with “brother” made this rocky for me.
The audio book for this was beautifully done though and I absolutely loved listening to it and the prose shined with those voice actors! I think I’m definitely going to look into reading more by this author!

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