This week I finished Tail of the blue bird by Nii Ayukwei Parkes (Ghana) and Machine by Elizabeth Bear (the Synarche.) I've also read the 2nd section if The fifth season by N. K. Jamison (the Stllness.)
#DashingDecemberReadathon, @Andrew65
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I really enjoyed this. It‘s told from the perspectives of an aging hunter and village elder, and a young lab-worker/doctor trained in forensics in the UK. When possible human remains are found in a village in the Ghanaian hinterland, The Graduate is called upon to find an explanation. But even if his modern science can explain the what and how, can it explain why?
The feel of the book reminds me a little of the Dr Siri
It was my grandfather, Opoku, the one whose hands were never empty, who told me that the tale the English man calls history is mostly lies written in fine dye.
Received 2 books I ordered in the mail.
#BlackLitsy, #ReadDuverseBooks
pickThis short novel was super interesting on an intellectual level, and I loved reading the perspective and the storytelling of a traditional Ghanaian hunter. It didn‘t toy with my emotions which was greatly appreciated given how emotionally challenging the past couple of weeks have already been. Right book, right time! Actual review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3411063466?book_show_action=false
“Those who have lived know that darkness is only temporary; morning brings its own light.”
(Let‘s hope he‘s right.)
I‘ve been in a book slump for ~3 weeks (and it‘s been driving me bonkers), but I picked up this short mystery/literary fiction novel by a Ghanaian poet last night and am really enjoying it. It started from the perspective of a hunter in a rural village (with appropriate dialect) which gave my brain something to do, but it has now switched perspectives to one of a forensic pathologist; still, I‘m really interested to see where this goes.
Tail of the Blue Bird | 
