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Edge of Here: The perfect collection for fans of Black Mirror
- GenresScience Fiction
272 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2024
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Kelechi Okafor
8 books47 followersI am Kelechi (Ke-leh-chee) Okafor and I'm a lover of words. I act, I direct and I write. I tweet and I dissect bits about society one podcast episode at a time.
When I am not doing all of the above, I teach pole dance and twerk at my studio Kelechnekoff Fitness in Peckham.
Society teaches us that we must fall into categories somehow. All I know is that I'm just a Baby Girl.
Thank you for visiting my page, and I hope you find what you are looking for on this page and in this life (profound, I know).
When I am not doing all of the above, I teach pole dance and twerk at my studio Kelechnekoff Fitness in Peckham.
Society teaches us that we must fall into categories somehow. All I know is that I'm just a Baby Girl.
Thank you for visiting my page, and I hope you find what you are looking for on this page and in this life (profound, I know).
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January 31, 2025
Sorry - looked promising from the description but I can't get on with it. Might work as a drama script but it's all 'telling' the reader what to think and not 'showing'. No characterisation and no subtlety, and no surprises either in the two stories I tried.
February 20, 2025
kelechi okafor’s debut ‘edge of here’ promises to be a black mirror-esque short story collection centred around black womanhood, but instead of delivering thought provoking stories that leave you with big questions about our current culture, we are given what feels like the spark notes of stories that could’ve actually been fleshed out and well written.
okafor doesn’t seem to have much faith in the reader’s intelligence. she constantly tells the things she could have shown and over explains every little detail. this was the most frustrating in ‘the ally-chip’, ‘uterustar’, and ‘councilwoman’.
there is some element of romance in each story, but instead of convincing the reader that two characters are truly in love through dialogue and skilful prose, okafor outrightly tells us that they are deeply in love and have an undeniable connection. this is present in each story. and because the 3rd person narrator is so distant, we don’t actually care about any of the characters or relate to them in the way that okafor promises in the introduction.
and on the topic of characters. all the white characters were such obvious caricatures that it took away from the integrity of the stories. it was when i read ‘the ally-chip’ that i understood okafor’s biggest downfall: subtlety.
i could go on and on about the things that i didn’t like about this collection, but we would be here for a while.
1 star because i spent my entire time reading this book trying to make it better in my head.
okafor doesn’t seem to have much faith in the reader’s intelligence. she constantly tells the things she could have shown and over explains every little detail. this was the most frustrating in ‘the ally-chip’, ‘uterustar’, and ‘councilwoman’.
there is some element of romance in each story, but instead of convincing the reader that two characters are truly in love through dialogue and skilful prose, okafor outrightly tells us that they are deeply in love and have an undeniable connection. this is present in each story. and because the 3rd person narrator is so distant, we don’t actually care about any of the characters or relate to them in the way that okafor promises in the introduction.
and on the topic of characters. all the white characters were such obvious caricatures that it took away from the integrity of the stories. it was when i read ‘the ally-chip’ that i understood okafor’s biggest downfall: subtlety.
i could go on and on about the things that i didn’t like about this collection, but we would be here for a while.
1 star because i spent my entire time reading this book trying to make it better in my head.
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