A review by balletbookworm
Blackass by A. Igoni Barrett

3.0

This book fell at the wrong time for me, I think. I really liked the writing, the idea of using themes from Kafka's Metamorphosis to look at race and culture in Nigeria, but something just wasn't clicking. I don't know if I was expecting more biting satire (Furo just made me feel frustrated, particularly at the end of the book) or was missing some social cues or if I just didn't have the patience for this right now. I'd like to revisit Blackass in the future, to see if it reads better at a different time - Barrett does have an excellent style so I'll definitely keep an eye out for his next book.