The book is made up of 22 poems and short stories that covers all areas such as happiness, love, relationship, hope, depression, existence, religion, suicide, work, career and existing as a human. A human of all ages. 
There are different things people feel at different times and the author tries to highlight all these possible emotions as well as societal issues as we see in "be a man", "wives and husbands" and others. 
In the long form poem "what sets my soul on fire", the speaker highlights relatable things, feelings, emotions and situations that sets one’s soul ablaze. In the satiric poem of "if God could talk", the speaker speaks of a fed up, yet merciful God.
22 is an all-round collection of some of your life's moments which shape you for the better or worse. 
Its indeed a poetic bible that should heal and give light if way to its readers.

From the prologue to the epilogue, from Westminster to Enugu, 
From Finchley to Abakpa, we hear echoes of a deafening silence that 
would reverberate for a long time. Her writing style at once 
maintains and accounts for empathy with and an opportunity of 
sharing the writer's intimate portrayal of her thoughts and 
emotions. We are thus able to feel, share and empathize with the
narrator(s)'s fears, hopes and despair. 

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Deafening Silence

June 2018

Stephanie Chizoba Odili

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Deafening Silence

June 2018

Stephanie Chizoba Odili

Synopsis

Read on the Bambooks mobile app

Books by Stephanie Chizoba Odili

22

Related titles

Americanah

Americanah

Purple Hibiscus

The Thing Around Your Neck

Half of a Yellow Sun

The Son of the House

Night Dancer

Bullets And Roses

An Orchestra of Minorities

Kasala The Curse

The Healer

Boundless

The Hundred Wells of Salaga

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4.0

2 Rating(s) / 0 review(s)

All reviews