Author: Rivers Solomon (with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)
Haunting. Magical. Deeply emotional.
Yetu remembers. She holds the memories for all of the Wajinru. Remembering is too traumatic for everyone to always carry the history of their people.....the fact they descend from pregnant African slave women tossed over board from slave ships. Born under the waves, they forgot the world of humans. Once a year, they have The Rememberance. Yetu will tell everyone the story of their people. But, carrying all the memories, all the pain, all of their past is tearing Yetu apart from the inside out. She flees from her people and goes on a journey to discover herself. But she discovers the power of the past, the memories, the emotions.....deep, so deep.
This book carries quite an impact in its few pages. Powerful story. Perfectly written.
The story is based on the 2017 song The Deep by rap group, The Clipping. I listened to the song several times while reading this novella. The song and this story are powerful and haunting.
I'm not going to say anything more about the plot.....no spoilers. Read this without any prior knowledge....and feel the emotions. This isn't a story you just read.....it's a story you Feel.
Read it. Feel it.
This is the first book I've read by Rivers Solomon. I'm definitely going to read An Unkindness of Ghosts!
**I voluntarily read a review copy of this novella from Saga Press via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**
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