With the impression that the opening scene was an offputting mix of sex and death and the central character a transgressive artist who worked in fairly grim media, I picked it up to check for myself before writing a quick note about why I hadn’t read it, and was instead drawn in by the rapid plot development, attractive characters and good writing.Įmezi has published two works of more literary style fiction before this and warns their readers that this is a “romance” however, it ponders a lot of deep things and although it is at heart a novel about millennials finding their place in the world, it’s thoughtful and considered.Īkwaeke Emezi – “You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty” I’m really glad that I tried this book for myself and wasn’t put off by other reviews I read.
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