A review by angelahambaobao
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dark. Propulsive. Made me go wtf pretty much every page. Little Rot is soap opera levels of messy but with much darker, way more disturbing topics. 

It’s a book about how we are irrevocably shaped and tainted by the places we grew up, and how corruption and sin touches us all.