Speak No Evil

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A revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a chain of events with devastating consequences.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 violent and senseless than they can imagine Neither will escape unscathed. Best Read Kindle ePUB Speak No Evil By Uzodinma Iweala – kino-fada.fr Are you lost if you know where you are going just not how to get there Niru has a problem Sure, his parents are well off Sure, he will be going to Harvard after finishing his senior year at an exclusive private school Sure, he is a pretty good athlete,than holding his own on his school s track team Sure, he has a great bff in Meredith Life is good, right Well, not entirely When Meredith moves to increase the level of their relationship, Niru comes out The core of the novel cente Are you lost if you know where you are going just not how to get there Niru has a problem Sure, his parents are well off Sure, he will be going to Harvard after finishing his senior year at an excl...I should start by saying that this is a book with queer suffering front and center I haveto say later about that, but I want to get it up front I know there are many other readers, like me, who need to ration out stories of queer suffering I started this book months ago and had to put it down, always knowing I d come back to it, but needing to be in a place where it wou...This book was beautifully executedbrilliant, in fact I can t elaborate without spoiling it, so I will instead sit in awe of this uniquely structured, gently and gorgeously written story that I thought was about one thing but was really about something else Heartbreaking on so many lev...Speak No Evil left me gutted, speechless, and heartbroken.This is a coming of age novel told from two perspectives First, Niru, a young Nigerian man with a privileged upbringing and extremely strict parents When Niru s father discovers that he is gay, he takes Niru back to Nigeria to cleanse him of this evil Meredith is Niru s best friend, with emotional struggles of her own Meredith also comes from a family of priv...This book reminds you that sometimes life holds unforgettable, irreversible devastation and heartache I think this book could have gone further into satisfying, healing terrain But it takes courage to understand that there may not be room yet ...This slim volume packs a wallop It s a moving gay coming of age story, a story about the ups and downs of close friendships, a look at contemporary racial and gender politics, and a beautiful exploration of the sacrifices we all make to fit into our communities whatever those may be Of the two parts, I was partial to Meredith s That s where, for me, the book took on a larger significance...Got approved to read an ARC I m super excitedrough thoughts Where do I even begin For the first 60 pages of this book, I was initially preoccupied with the fact that Iweala had the nerve to write a novel based on a young gay Nigerian American senior in high school, who was Harvard bound A lot of Niru s life seemed to mirror some of Iweala s real life, so it had me wondering if Speak No Evil was a fictionalized take on his life I was a bit distracted while reading because I assumed Iweala was straight at the end of the day, it s reall rough thoughts Where do I even begin For the first 60 pages of this book, I was initially preoccupied with the fact that Iweala had the nerve to write a novel based on a young gay Nigerian American senior in high school, who was Harvard bound A lot of Niru s life seemed to mirror some of Iweala s real life, so it had me wondering if Speak No Evil was a fictionalized take on his life I was a bit distracted while reading because I assumed Iw...Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala is a novel that encompasses many themes Narrator Niru is a first generation Nigerian immigrant who is struggling with his sexuality His parents are wealthy and he attends a prominent private school As the story opens, Niru has already been accepted into Harvard on early admission Niru is a track star, he s a perfect student, he s a kid who wants his parents affection Yet his Christian conservative father is always pushing him to be better, never providing Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala is a novel that encompasses many themes Narrator Niru is a first generation Nigerian immigrant who is struggling with his sexuality His parents are wealthy and he attends a prominent private school As the story opens, Niru has already been accepted into Harvard on early admission Niru is a track star, he s a perfect student, he s a kid who wants his parents affection Yet his Christian conservative father is always pushing him to be better, never providing Niru with the support he wants Author Iweala shows the generational differences of success He also shows how black immigrants need to...A heartbreaking story of a young black male struggling with his sexuality, friendships as well as existing in his community a strict privileged Nigerian family This was an intense read focusing on gender and racial politics I found myself quite angry during the second half of the book However, I loved that the story was told from two perspectives Niru,a young black man and Meredith, a white female takes place in Washington DC It s always nice to recognize familiar places that y A heartbreaking story of a young black male struggling with his sexuality, friendships as well as existing in his community a strict privileged Nigerian family Th...

Speak No Evil
  • English
  • 05 December 2017
  • Audiobook
  • 207 pages
  • 0062798960
  • Uzodinma Iweala
  • Speak No Evil