A review by wetherspoonsgf
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautifully, beautifully bitter reflection on the failures of decolonisation and the broken promises of socialist revolution in Ghana. Some slightly wonky gender politics, but wonky in a way that means I think I'm going to write an essay about them.