God of Mercy
A Novel

Magical realism novel set in an uncolonized Igbo village. An exploration on religion, colonization, family, class, abuse and forgiveness. Not an easy read but good.......more

This is a book with its own unique rhythm that I don't mind saying it took me awhile to understand and embrace. Because the payoff is so entirely worth the sense of displacement in the early pages, any struggle I experienced back there on page 20 was well-rewarded on page 220. This is the story of an......more

One thing is certain that being different makes you stand out and when you stand out, you are threat, often to yourself and most of all to others. God of Mercy, follows Ijeoma- a young girl from Ichulu, an Igbo village that despite the changing times is still set in their ancestral ways and they stil......more

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This was a pretty complicated exploration of Igbo culture and religion, and Christianity and its colonizing aspects. A little over half the book takes place in a village that steadfastly follows Igbo traditions and gods, and in particular the story of the girl Ijeoma who is granted the power to fly......more