Speak no Evil

Locations
Call Number: Fiction / Iweala, Uzodinma
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Iweala, Uzodinma	4-week checkout	On Shelf

On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he's a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard in the fall, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer--an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except Meredith, his best friend, the daughter of prominent Washington insiders--and the one person who seems not to judge him. When his father accidentally discovers Niru is gay, the fallout is brutal and swift. Coping with troubles of her own, however, Meredith finds that she has little left emotionally to offer him. As the two friends struggle to reconcile their desires against the expectations and institutions that seek to define them, they find themselves speeding toward a future more violent and senseless than they can imagine. Neither will escape unscathed.--from dust jacket.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Engaging submitted by alotofaxolotl on August 20, 2018, 8:17pm I became quickly immersed in Niru's life and concerns. At one point, the author switches view points to Meredith's (Niru's best friend) and the switch was a bit disappointing because Meredith's voice was not as strong, not as "authentic." At best she's a derivative of stereotypes. Nonetheless, the story is strong and worth reading: the conflicts between Niru and his parents, the coming of age and coming out story are an emotional rollercoaster..