A review by teekeita
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ayobámi the writer that you are!!!!!! 
akin you raggedy goat. yejide epele-o. 
i inhaled this story. 
it made me swell with pride to be yorùbá, and also feel shame/ sad at not knowing a lot about my language and ethnic culture. 

a searing story about the lengths a nigerian woman will go to bear children, and the choices that result in mistakes, deceit and further loss along the way. adébáyo writes for
nigerians and not the white gaze, and i can only *imagine* the pushback she may have faced in publishing to do so.
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