![]() ![]() He himself is a gentle soul who does not understand what is happening to him. The language they use to describe his struggles are raw and real, but with a gentleness that made me love Vivek as much as the other characters in the story. I can tell you that Akwaeke Emezi has written this book with so much love, especially for Vivek. ![]() During this journey, we are given glimpses, then long, long looks at Vivek and the struggles he endures. From then until the end of the book, readers are taken on a journey to discover the cause and reason for his death. His body is dumped on the porch of his family’s home, to be discovered by his mother. The Death of Vivek Oji is one of the most beautiful stories I have read this year. ![]() Now, with their latest novel, The Death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi has become an author to always look out for. I fell in love with the author’s writing and bought their previous novel, Freshwater, right after reading Pet, which sealed my love for their work. ![]() The first time I read their work, I read the young adult novel Pet, which is a beautiful story of what happens when the monsters you think have disappeared are right under your nose. Akwaeke Emezi has quickly become an author whose work I must read as soon as it is released. ![]()
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