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An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
5.0
This was a book I had no idea what to expect as I began, but I was quickly absorbed by its mysticism and unique writing style as part of the Igbo, Indigenous African tradition, from the first few chapters and sustained throughout.
Obioma left me engrossed by a unique and memorable protagonist who finds himself a poor poultry farmer chasing the illustrious woman never quite within his reach. Narrated through his chi, essentially his spirit that watches over him, an epic tale unfolds of the power of one's desire and will when feelings of love are concerned.
Critically, An Orchestra of Minorities divulges into a dark and dramatic tale, its protagonist at ills with challenge after challenge until he finally succumbs to the futility of his quest. As references to Odysseus become a last glimmer of hope, Chinonso is broken, stripped down and exposed as animalistic, a shell of his previous self. The ultimate act that concludes his story is that of a man whose being has truly died.
An Orchestra of Minorities is bleak, dark, and shocking throughout, but at the same time, it is addictive, grand, and memorable. If one can accept the former, the latter makes it a must read for 2019.
Obioma left me engrossed by a unique and memorable protagonist who finds himself a poor poultry farmer chasing the illustrious woman never quite within his reach. Narrated through his chi, essentially his spirit that watches over him, an epic tale unfolds of the power of one's desire and will when feelings of love are concerned.
Critically, An Orchestra of Minorities divulges into a dark and dramatic tale, its protagonist at ills with challenge after challenge until he finally succumbs to the futility of his quest. As references to Odysseus become a last glimmer of hope, Chinonso is broken, stripped down and exposed as animalistic, a shell of his previous self. The ultimate act that concludes his story is that of a man whose being has truly died.
An Orchestra of Minorities is bleak, dark, and shocking throughout, but at the same time, it is addictive, grand, and memorable. If one can accept the former, the latter makes it a must read for 2019.