beccallynn's review against another edition
5.0
I cried, thought I was done crying, and then cried some more. I am not an immigrant, I am not black, and I’m straight passing. Hearing a story that is so different than my own, hearing someone’s hardships that I will never face, was so incredibly heartbreaking and eye opening. We think we know what the other person faces, but hearing a personal account was just…wow. I strongly suggest the read/listen (how I partook of the book). The voice actor for this book conveyed the feelings and story so well, I’m almost said that I can’t listen to it for the first time again.
chamilton3396's review
4.0
a moving look into the author's journey as a gay, black man. i also appreciated the reflections on his faith and how his faith has transformed and grown, while still holding on to key principles learned in his youth.
rachelt18's review
3.0
it was really good until he put 6 pages of statistics about Trump and the immigration system. Like I don't want to read 6 pages of that. I thought it would be more memoir-like, but it read more like a retelling. It felt like his first book, I'm surprised to see that it wasn't.
cook_memorial_public_library's review
3.0
Recommended by Natalie. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sasylum%3A%20a%20memoir%20Okporo__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
dafni's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
A very powerful memoir of displacement and discrimination, resettlement in a country that is not your home. An intersection between race, sexuality, culture and migration. Edafe’s story is one of the too many stories of people who our societal systems have failed again, and again. If you are interested in human rights, social justice, LGBTQ+ rights and activism this personal account is a must read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Xenophobia
Minor: Colonisation, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia
independent_wombat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
akazzy8's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75