A review by murph2244
Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was pretty weird and pretty sad, but definitely a really interesting story. The setting was a combination of trying to accurately portray Anacostia in the late 70s and the elements of magic and fantasy that Yejide added in, but together they do make for a cool story. Having ghosts and supernatural elements allowed the idea that everything is hopelessly connected to people and events from the past, present, and future to really be fleshed. Characters would be thinking or doing things that were directly tied to their ancestors or would directly lead to movements in the future without realizing it, but the magical elements revealed those connections to the reader. And while almost all of the events of the novel are sad, they do also reveal the ties that bind the community together in spite of them. 
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