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Death of Vivek Oji
Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE "Electrifying." -- O Magazine Named one of the year's most anticipated books by The New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and more What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son's body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family's struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens--and Osita struggles to understand Vivek's escalating crisis--the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations--a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.
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Kitta
Kitta
Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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Been meaning to read this for a while and it‘s on #BOTM member favs so that‘s my pick for this month! I wasn‘t feeling the other selections and my friend got the one I wanted so I‘ll just trade with her. Yay reading friends!

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ChaoticMissAdventures
ChaoticMissAdventures
The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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#TransRightsReadathon Recommendations Day 6

Can't be a Trans readathon list without the glorious Akwaeke Emezi!

My favorite of theirs is The Death of Vivek Oji. I just sent a friend off with You Made A Fool....on vacation and she reported back that it was the most perfect book she has ever read on vacation!

What is your favorite Emezi?

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DimeryRene I think my favorite is you made a fool of death!!! 2y
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Traci1
Traci1
Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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I made #botm BFF this month!

What's coming in your September blue box?

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ChaoticMissAdventures
ChaoticMissAdventures
The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

Starting this today.

"They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died"

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paulareadsallthetime
paulareadsallthetime
The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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⭐️⭐️ I did not enjoy this book. I know this is an unpopular opinion, but it is mine. The book is about Vivek Oji and what leads to his death. We learn about affairs had by the grownups and “the kids”. In the end, we finally find out the truth of what has happened. It just seemed like it was thrown together minutes before publishing.

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LeslieO
LeslieO
The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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Yesterday I had a sudden desire to read a spy novel so of course I planned to pick Atomic Love as my #BOTM. Then I heard Annie Jones review of The Death of Vivek Oji on the From the Front Porch podcast and decided to go with 2 this month.

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elizabethlk
elizabethlk
The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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We're done our #LiteReads selection for this past week, and you can now read my full review of Who Is Like God by Akwaeke Emezi, link below. This story is dark and moving and upsetting and thought provoking, and it's just an all around good read. It makes me all the more excited to read the novels by the author that have been sitting on my TBR for too long. New selection shortly. Let me know what you think in the comments!

https://wp.me/p9KSXu-yR

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elizabethlk
elizabethlk
The Death of Vivek Oji | Akwaeke Emezi
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Our new #PrideMonth #LiteReads selection is Who Is Like God by Akwaeke Emezi! This powerful short story grapples with issues of identity and religion, and it won the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. You can find more information and resources to read it in my full intro post, linked below. Be sure to let me know in the comments what you think of this one!

https://wp.me/p9KSXu-yS

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