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Innards: Stories by Magogodi oaMphela Makhene

1 review

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

In her literary debut, Magogodi oaMphela Makhene paints a picture of South African life—past and present—which was, and is, so much more than apartheid.  This humanization allows for an explosion of culture and play, alongside grief and trauma.  Many of these interconnected stories are about large-scale displacement and disruption, but not without the intimacy that flows from one moment to the next.  I found Innards not only to be a powerful source of truth, but more importantly, an empowering reclamation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Racism, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Confinement, Colonisation, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Rape, Child death, War, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Gun violence