Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi - BBC Africa Book Club

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  • @taetae8386
    @taetae8386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I finished this book a few days ago and they wrote an amazing book. I cannot wait to read their other books. I have been recommending it to everyone

    • @shittuabimbola7101
      @shittuabimbola7101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How many are these they?

    • @arushilovesmusic
      @arushilovesmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shittuabimbola7101 Lool... Akwaeke likes to be addressed as “they"... It's an LGBTQ term (If I'm not wrong).

  • @sosorob1105
    @sosorob1105 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Saint Vincent played a huge roll in Ada’s gender expression as well as exploring her sexuality. But she speaks abt dysphoria and that reduction and he def aided in that

  • @TommyDJr45
    @TommyDJr45 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is what I'm talking about! PLEASE keep this content coming. Thank you for this.

    • @BBCAfrica
      @BBCAfrica  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for watching! Please also share with your friends so we can keep bringing you this type of content

    • @BBCAfrica
      @BBCAfrica  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi again! Thought you'd like to know that we have just launched a Facebook group for BBC Africa Book Club and would love to have you in the community! Join us: facebook.com/groups/462791617889794/

  • @onojajoe3378
    @onojajoe3378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember first reading Freshwater; it was during the lockdown and I was depressed.
    What they did with this book was warp my mind into a contortion that probably will never be unraveled.
    Saying they did a beautiful job is understating it.

  • @theantiskiasystem2260
    @theantiskiasystem2260 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We are plural (we have DID, formerly known as multiple personality disorder). The book, for us, was an expression of multiplicity. It was refreshing to see a lived experience that we can so much identify with, one that was not describing things through the lens of Western psychiatry, but in a whole different and quite spiritual way. We thank the author so much for bringing such a thing into a book, no matter where this story comes from and why it unfolded. It's not just voices in your head. It's them taking over your body, your life, your relationships, your diet, etc., without any of us identifying with all parts or even periods of our life.

  • @QueenOfTheDamned
    @QueenOfTheDamned 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh yes! I love freshwater and I am a fan of Akwaeki Emezi's work

  • @angelacraw2907
    @angelacraw2907 ปีที่แล้ว

    A wonderful review of a fantastic book thank you. If anyone knows of any books that explore Igbo beliefs and culture written in English I would be happy to hear about it.

  • @CansadaDeSerFeliz
    @CansadaDeSerFeliz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm watching you from Colombia and I absolutely love your program. Thank you!

    • @CansadaDeSerFeliz
      @CansadaDeSerFeliz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would be great if you could talk about one of Chinua Achebe's books

    • @BBCAfrica
      @BBCAfrica  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CansadaDeSerFeliz Hi Cansada, so glad you love our book club! Actually we have just launched a Facebook group for BBC Africa Book Club and would love to have you in the community! Join us: facebook.com/groups/462791617889794/ And we've had a lot of requests about Chinua Achebe's works - we'll see what we can do ;)

  • @astrideakamba7756
    @astrideakamba7756 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you sisters!

  • @SexualChocolate696
    @SexualChocolate696 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there a tradition masquerading in Igboland?

  • @سودانيفيباريس
    @سودانيفيباريس 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ماما أفريقيا

  • @oluwatoyinasada
    @oluwatoyinasada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Am I the only one who found this book really weird?? I even did a vlog about it on my channel. But it's interesting to hear another perspective about the book.

  • @russkieunicorn13
    @russkieunicorn13 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fresh water it what we shall need in the future, the only resource, Peaple will passion for, no oil or gas, just fresh clear water

  • @astrideakamba7756
    @astrideakamba7756 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just tarted reading. I cannot wait to found out where the adventure will lead. The Ada or “ them”🫠🫠🫣🫣