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Akwaeke Emezi: Dear Senthuran (Paperback, Riverhead Books) 3 stars

In three critically acclaimed novels, Akwaeke Emezi has introduced readers to a landscape marked by …

So, pretty early to do a comment, but I don't know what to think.

I read Freshwater maybe a month before this was announced. I felt mesmerised by the book and was so happy to know Dear Senthuran was going to be a spiritual sequel, the non-fiction book they were meant to write when working on Freshwater.

But.

I just read a chapter when they share a magic spell with all of their readers who want to be writers. A spell to make... money? I felt like being 15-year-old again and getting hyped while watching Grant Morrison saying the exact same thing.

Problem is I'm a bit over that shit.

Then, in the next chapter, they keep talking about money adding stuff like "you have to put the work, work hard, work every day, I had already two books ready before publishing the first one". All of that motivational crap "experienced" writers tell to aspiring one.

And I'm even more speechless.

There are still beautiful passages about family relations and their spirit affirming surgery. I'm confused nonetheless.

Am I being just a huge asshole?

Would love to hear from other fan of Emezi. Especially if you've already finished this book.

Peace.