Book: Say You're One of Them
Author: Umem Akpan
Why I picked up this book: I like reading short stories. I love how compact and intense the experience is. I picked up this particular collection of short stories beacause they were about the resilience of children in times of adversity. I aslo picked up this book because it was a book of experiences of children in Africa.
Why I kept reading this book: These are searing, desperate stories filled with anguish, depravity, beauty and ultimately hope. The characters and the social situations hey find themselves in are haunting. It is hard to imagine the unimaginable situations that children are put in and their indomitable will to survive.
Why I would recommend this book: These stories give voice to the children in sub Sahara Africa, but they speak to the heart of us all. They are real, stark, disturbing and beautiful.
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