Dust
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- Author：Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
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Summary
From a breathtaking new voice， winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing， a novel about a splintered family in Kenya and the struggling nation around it--a story of power and deceit and survival， grief and madness， unrequited love， sacrifice and perseverance。
Odidi Oganda， running for his life， is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi。 His grief-stricken sister， Ajany， just returned from Brazil， and their father bring his body back to their crumbling home deep in the Kenyan drylands， seeking some comfort and peace。 But the murder has stirred memories long left untouched， and unleashed a series of unexpected events: Odidi and Ajany's mercurial mother flees in a fit of anguish and rage; a young Englishman arrives at the Ogandas' house， seeking his missing father; a hardened policeman who has borne witness to unspeakable acts reopens a cold case; and an all-seeing Trader with a murky identity plots an overdue revenge。 In scenes stretching from the violent upheaval of contemporary Kenya， back through a shocking political assassination in 1969 and the Mau Mau uprisings against British colonial rule in the 1950s， we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape， buried deep within the shared past of the family and of a conflicted nation。 Here is a spellbinding novel about a brother and sister who have lost their way; about how myths come to pass， history is written， and war stains us forever。
Odidi Oganda， running for his life， is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi。 His grief-stricken sister， Ajany， just returned from Brazil， and their father bring his body back to their crumbling home deep in the Kenyan drylands， seeking some comfort and peace。 But the murder has stirred memories long left untouched， and unleashed a series of unexpected events: Odidi and Ajany's mercurial mother flees in a fit of anguish and rage; a young Englishman arrives at the Ogandas' house， seeking his missing father; a hardened policeman who has borne witness to unspeakable acts reopens a cold case; and an all-seeing Trader with a murky identity plots an overdue revenge。 In scenes stretching from the violent upheaval of contemporary Kenya， back through a shocking political assassination in 1969 and the Mau Mau uprisings against British colonial rule in the 1950s， we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape， buried deep within the shared past of the family and of a conflicted nation。 Here is a spellbinding novel about a brother and sister who have lost their way; about how myths come to pass， history is written， and war stains us forever。
Reviews
Alex Tone
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Dust is a great story: its breathtaking， physical language takes you through the history， speech， and experience carried within Kenyan soils and people。 It was uncomfortable and beautiful to read。 The host of characters in this book and the way they are tied to each other is moving and jarring （in a good way）， but at points， it feels as if there are too many plot plates being spun to fully understand peoples' motivations and interests。 I think I'll have to read it again to be able to keep an eye Dust is a great story: its breathtaking， physical language takes you through the history， speech， and experience carried within Kenyan soils and people。 It was uncomfortable and beautiful to read。 The host of characters in this book and the way they are tied to each other is moving and jarring （in a good way）， but at points， it feels as if there are too many plot plates being spun to fully understand peoples' motivations and interests。 I think I'll have to read it again to be able to keep an eye on what the characters are doing and thinking。 Still worth a long and deep read for the writing alone。 。。。more
Eric
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A difficult read at the start， but I came to enjoy it towards the middle and end。 The style is captivating， alternating between long， winding sentences and short phrases， and introducing new locations， characters and information quickly and effortlessly。 My one gripe with this book is that too many things happen at once in ways that can be rather overwhelming， and it's hard to remember who certain people are。 Some arcs are really satisfying， while others are confusing。 Overall， it's a great read A difficult read at the start， but I came to enjoy it towards the middle and end。 The style is captivating， alternating between long， winding sentences and short phrases， and introducing new locations， characters and information quickly and effortlessly。 My one gripe with this book is that too many things happen at once in ways that can be rather overwhelming， and it's hard to remember who certain people are。 Some arcs are really satisfying， while others are confusing。 Overall， it's a great read that spans two periods of serious upheaval - the Mau Mau era and the 2007-2008 post-election violence， where things like identity， loyalty and belonging came into question， resulting in the need for reckoning that plays out really well in the book。 。。。more
Tiffany Vicars
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Kenya
Michael
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Her descriptive writing really does transport you into all the different times and spaces in Kenya。 the sights， the smells， the yearnings， all of it。 It was a joy to read especially as I navigate my own yearnings for my city and country。
Jess
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Like poetry。
Kavitha
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DNF
Catherine
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This was an amazing epic story that had a wonderful slow-burn quality about it。 I really enjoyed the characters and the layers and layers of plot that slowly unraveled over the course of the book。One review I read commended the "splintered lyricism" of Owuor's writing。 I think that description is very accurate， in the best and worst possible ways。 Her writing was fresh， poetic， evocative and beautiful。 It was also。。。 difficult to understand。 I was reading this for pleasure and probably didn't no This was an amazing epic story that had a wonderful slow-burn quality about it。 I really enjoyed the characters and the layers and layers of plot that slowly unraveled over the course of the book。One review I read commended the "splintered lyricism" of Owuor's writing。 I think that description is very accurate， in the best and worst possible ways。 Her writing was fresh， poetic， evocative and beautiful。 It was also。。。 difficult to understand。 I was reading this for pleasure and probably didn't not bring my sharpest brain to the task， but I was frequently very unsure about what was actually happening in the book。 I will be spending a lot of time on wikipedia trying to understand the facts around the various political events that occurred in this book， as well as reading plot summaries of the book to understand the facts that happened to the characters in the book。 （In fairness， I think this obscurity complimented and reflected some of the main themes that Owuor was pursuing in her critical look at Kenya's recent political history。） 。。。more
Wendy Chard
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“Three people listen to four winds creeping through rattling doum palms。 Winds cover the car’s tracks， sprinkling dust over them。 They race southward， to the part of the nation where unsettled ghosts have set the land afire and a gang of men are howling and dancing down a city street， dangling a man’s cut off head。 The dead man’s fingers， with their stained voter’s mark， are scattered around his new blue bicycle， next to his national identity card。”’Dust’ starts with the murder of a young man ca “Three people listen to four winds creeping through rattling doum palms。 Winds cover the car’s tracks， sprinkling dust over them。 They race southward， to the part of the nation where unsettled ghosts have set the land afire and a gang of men are howling and dancing down a city street， dangling a man’s cut off head。 The dead man’s fingers， with their stained voter’s mark， are scattered around his new blue bicycle， next to his national identity card。”’Dust’ starts with the murder of a young man called Odidi - who dies with desperate thoughts of escape mingling with snatches of memory。 Odidi is remembering his sister， his childhood - characters and places we haven’t visited yet， but will spend the next forty-six chapters tracing， alongside the shockwaves from the violent epicentre of our story。 From this hallucinatory start， a fractured narrative unfolds， and Adhiambo Owur does not hold out her hand to guide us through it。 Instead， her novel is strung with unfamiliar words - some translated， some not; and it is set against a background of political upheaval， sans-any kind of exposition at all。 Life and death intertwine ceaselessly， and it’s ugly， it’s sad， and it’s beautiful。This book is difficult， but it is worth it。 It is so so worth it。 Find yourself a copy and read it， quick。 I give it five fantastic stars。 。。。more
Linda Curling
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'Dust' was an eye-opener of a novel， and a challenging read。 Both the style of writing and the at-times awkward prose evoke the settings - chaotic city or dusty unforgiving landscape - plus the strange assortment of characters， so that I felt completely immersed in this somewhat desperate story。 This wasn't a particularly comfortable feeling！ As a result there were times when I put this book aside and read a short story or two until I was ready to be overwhelmed by Africa again。This book is defi 'Dust' was an eye-opener of a novel， and a challenging read。 Both the style of writing and the at-times awkward prose evoke the settings - chaotic city or dusty unforgiving landscape - plus the strange assortment of characters， so that I felt completely immersed in this somewhat desperate story。 This wasn't a particularly comfortable feeling！ As a result there were times when I put this book aside and read a short story or two until I was ready to be overwhelmed by Africa again。This book is definitely not a crowd pleaser。 I recommend reading more than 1 or 2 reviews before deciding to buy it。 。。。more
Vivien
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This was so good when I got into it， I just found hard to get into it and to step back in again。
Chris Farmer
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A breathtaking， desperate， and poignantly eloquent novel painting the lives of a cast of characters whose flaws and pain are then etched on the reader's soul。 A breathtaking， desperate， and poignantly eloquent novel painting the lives of a cast of characters whose flaws and pain are then etched on the reader's soul。 。。。more
Rebecca Stonehill
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3。5 stars。 There was so much to like about this book: the beautiful， poetic， haunting language and the skilful weaving of past and present。 I'm afraid I found it too bleak though （the characters， the setting， the plot） to really love it。 3。5 stars。 There was so much to like about this book: the beautiful， poetic， haunting language and the skilful weaving of past and present。 I'm afraid I found it too bleak though （the characters， the setting， the plot） to really love it。 。。。more
Linda
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This was a very difficult book to read。 After plodding through three fourths of the book full of imagery but an incomprehensible story， the startling narrative is finally revealed in a more traditional style From a breathtaking new voice， a novel about a splintered family in Kenya—a story of power and deceit， unrequited love， survival and sacrifice。Odidi Oganda， running for his life， is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi。 His grief-stricken sister， Ajany， just returned from Brazil， and their This was a very difficult book to read。 After plodding through three fourths of the book full of imagery but an incomprehensible story， the startling narrative is finally revealed in a more traditional style From a breathtaking new voice， a novel about a splintered family in Kenya—a story of power and deceit， unrequited love， survival and sacrifice。Odidi Oganda， running for his life， is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi。 His grief-stricken sister， Ajany， just returned from Brazil， and their father bring his body back to their crumbling home in the Kenyan drylands， seeking some comfort and peace。 But the murder has stirred memories long left untouched and unleashed a series of unexpected events: Odidi and Ajany’s mercurial mother flees in a fit of rage; a young Englishman arrives at the Ogandas’ house， seeking his missing father; a hardened policeman who has borne witness to unspeakable acts reopens a cold case; and an all-seeing Trader with a murky identity plots an overdue revenge。 In scenes stretching from the violent upheaval of contemporary Kenya back through a shocking political assassination in 1969 and the Mau Mau uprisings against British colonial rule in the 1950s， we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape， buried deep within the shared past of the family and of a conflicted nation。Here is a spellbinding novel about a brother and sister who have lost their way; about how myths come to pass， history is written， and war stains us forever 。。。more
Carolien
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This is a beautiful and complex story which spans a large part of Kenya's history from WWII to modern post-colonial Kenya。 The characters are complex， shaped by their difficult circumstances。 The main part of the story is set in northern Kenya where smuggling， gun running and cattle raiding are common。 It is a very harsh environment that matches the characters。 The author presumes a certain knowledge of Kenya's history， but it is easy to follow。 A challenging， but very rewarding read。 This is a beautiful and complex story which spans a large part of Kenya's history from WWII to modern post-colonial Kenya。 The characters are complex， shaped by their difficult circumstances。 The main part of the story is set in northern Kenya where smuggling， gun running and cattle raiding are common。 It is a very harsh environment that matches the characters。 The author presumes a certain knowledge of Kenya's history， but it is easy to follow。 A challenging， but very rewarding read。 。。。more
Thomas
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3，5*
Deirdre
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DNF。 I wanted to like this one but the writing style just grated on me。
StefanieFreigericht
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Sprachgewaltig und überrollend， teils fast überfordernd„Ein kurzes Ratata。 Odidis anderes Knie gibt nach。 Er bricht zusammen。 Atmet gurgelnd aus。 Es heißt。 Dass， wenn ein Mensch stirbt， er sein gesamtes Leben in einer raumlosen Zeit， einem zeitlosen Raum an sich vorbeiziehen sieht und alles erneut durchleben kann， was er je gefühlt hat， nur in rasender Geschwindigkeit und in eine sonnengleiches Licht getaucht。“ （S。 16）Die mir vorher völlig unbekannte Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor， die bisher „nur“ Kurzg Sprachgewaltig und überrollend， teils fast überfordernd„Ein kurzes Ratata。 Odidis anderes Knie gibt nach。 Er bricht zusammen。 Atmet gurgelnd aus。 Es heißt。 Dass， wenn ein Mensch stirbt， er sein gesamtes Leben in einer raumlosen Zeit， einem zeitlosen Raum an sich vorbeiziehen sieht und alles erneut durchleben kann， was er je gefühlt hat， nur in rasender Geschwindigkeit und in eine sonnengleiches Licht getaucht。“ （S。 16）Die mir vorher völlig unbekannte Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor， die bisher „nur“ Kurzgeschichten veröffentlich hatte， empfinde ich sprachlich wirklich geradezu als genial， in ihrem Debütroman finde ich einen Gebrauch von Sätzen und selbst Zeilenumbrüchen， wie ich es vorher so noch nie gelesen habe， sie kann tatsächlich sogar Zeit so darstellen！Der Roman ist ein Parforceritt durch die Geschichte Kenias， aber auch der britischen Kolonialherren dort – ich benötigte zwischendurch Rückgriff auf die Wikipedia-Artikel zu Kenia und zur Geschichte Kenias （besonders Volksgruppen， Korruptions-Skandale， die Zeit ab dem Zweiten Weltkrieg – erschreckend， wie wenig ich wusste）。Moses Ebewesit Odidi „Didi“ Oganda wird zu Beginn der Erzählung verfolgt und dann erschossen – seine Schwester Arabel Ajany „Jany“ Oganda kehrt （nicht nur） deshalb aus Brasilien zurück in ihre Heimat Kenia， zu den Eltern Aggrey Nyipir Oganda （Baba） und Akai Lokorijom „Akai-ma“。 Keine， wirklich keine der vielen weiteren Personen im Buch ist nur bloße Randfigur， die meisten haben letztendlich mehrere Rollen， oft mehrere Namen。Owuor schafft es， die Geschichte Kenias anhand ihrer Personen aufzuspannen， und dabei noch voller Sprachzauber die jeweilige Atmosphäre zu vermitteln: sie berichtet über die Zeit des kenianischen Freiheitskampfes gegen die britischen Kolonialherren， mit Verhaftungen， Folter， Massenhinrichtungen， und kooperierender „Tribal Police“ aus Kenianern。 Sie erzählt über die Beteiligung afrikanischer Soldaten （King’s African Rifles） in den Kriegen der Briten， über alte Seilschaften aus alten Zeiten。 Sie vermittelt den Enthusiasmus der Unabhängigkeit， die Hoffnung aus den Bildungsinitiativen des Mboya-Kennedy-Airlifts – und die Ernüchterung durch Korruption， Uneinigkeit der verschiedenen Volksgruppen und wirtschaftliche Probleme。„Mboya？ Argwings？ J。M。？ Pio？ Ouko？ Ward？ Goldenberg？ Anglo-Leasing？ Dieser Artur-Abschaum？“ （S。 355） – das sind die Probleme。 Die Lösung？ „Meine Amnesie， deine Amnestie – oder umgekehrt。“ （S。 358）， üblicherweise mit Gegenleistung。 So wurden „Kenias offizielle Sprachen: Englisch， Swahili und Schweigen。“ （S。 372）， so hüten alle Protagonisten ihre Geheimnisse， verharren in dem Schmerz über das， worüber sie nicht reden。Das alles ist nicht eine Sekunde langweilige trockene Geschichte， sondern mitreißend dargebracht。 Ich wusste nie， ob ich gerade näher an der Hoffnung der Protagonisten war， die trotz allem immer weitermachten， oder an ihrer Hoffnungslosigkeit – es war teilweise einfach „sehr viel“ von diesem mir sehr fremden Land。 Die Handlungen sind oft so weit außerhalb meiner Welt， dass ich sie häufiger nicht nachvollziehen kann。 Dann wiederum folgen Szenen von Zartheit， Liebe， Verzweiflung， Loyalität， die universell sind。 Täter wird Opfer wird Täter。 Die Handlung springt sehr stark， zwischen mehreren Personen， die dazu noch an verschiedenen Orten beschrieben werden， und mit häufigen zeitlichen Rückgriffen， darüber hinaus werden häufig muttersprachliche Begriffe， Namen， Sätze， Textfetzen eingestreut， zwar jeweils übersetzt， aber doch als „Stolperstellen“ für das deutsche Lesen。 Personen tauchen viele Seiten später wieder auf， Andeutungen werden klar， Handlungsstränge werden meisterhaft verwoben und weit verstreut weitergeführt。 Nein， kein einfaches Buch – kein einfaches Thema。 Ein Buch， bei dem es sich lohnt， dabei zu bleiben， auch wenn das zu Anfang des letzten Drittels schon anstrengend war， bis zur Erkenntnis: Auch der Tod， auch ein Ende kann ein Anfang sein。 。。。more
Cynthia-Marie Kamweru
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Anything less than 5 stars is a reflection of my limited intelligence （and it was tested， severally）。 I wish I could give it a full 5 but that would be my ego talking。 There are meanings behind words， phrases and stories within this book that I couldn’t really understand but I can say that this is a book for Kenyans。 It was written for us。 Thank you Yvonne
Yossi Khebzou
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In Dust， Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor manages to paint an intense picture of grief。 All the characters in the novel， experience the loss of Odidi one way or another， but always intense and emotion heavy。 In the process， the author gets to show us the political and social context of Kenya。Anyway， this isn't my style of book: overtly descriptive， with metaphors in almost every paragraph and that switches back and forth between present and past in a single sentence。 Reading it， I felt like when I was read In Dust， Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor manages to paint an intense picture of grief。 All the characters in the novel， experience the loss of Odidi one way or another， but always intense and emotion heavy。 In the process， the author gets to show us the political and social context of Kenya。Anyway， this isn't my style of book: overtly descriptive， with metaphors in almost every paragraph and that switches back and forth between present and past in a single sentence。 Reading it， I felt like when I was reading Paradiso， I lose my patience midway through a sentence and want to know what's going on。 I've got nothing against this book， but it was a reminder that I shouldn't insist on reading poetic-prose novels， I just don't like them。 。。。more
Eline
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This is a really good， but heavy read。 The story gets easier to follow when you get past the first third of the book。
Hannah
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A book that I enjoyed for its poetry rather than following the plot in its entirety。 It was written in an beautiful and original way。 Single words and brief sentences packed so much meaning as story spanning the past 50 years in Kenya uncurled around the main characters。
Barbie
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It took me many tries before I got into this book but it was well worth it I got used to her writing and her vivid description of everything from Ajany， Akai-Ma to Kenya's northern landscape。She wrote grief so well that my heart might forever ache for Odidi It took me many tries before I got into this book but it was well worth it I got used to her writing and her vivid description of everything from Ajany， Akai-Ma to Kenya's northern landscape。She wrote grief so well that my heart might forever ache for Odidi 。。。more
Blake Johnson
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Police in down-country Kenya had murdered Moses Odidi Oganda。"What endures？Starting again。"I've had this on my shelf for years！ I finally got around to it， and I loved it。 There is such an urgency to Owuor's writing， it's so deep。 Every sentence is intense with depth。 Odidi and his sister Arabel Ajany learn the Water Songs， and they promise each-other that they will go far away， someday。 Now Ajany learns that Far Away is being Homeless。 The family and their estate scatters like dust， the town of Police in down-country Kenya had murdered Moses Odidi Oganda。"What endures？Starting again。"I've had this on my shelf for years！ I finally got around to it， and I loved it。 There is such an urgency to Owuor's writing， it's so deep。 Every sentence is intense with depth。 Odidi and his sister Arabel Ajany learn the Water Songs， and they promise each-other that they will go far away， someday。 Now Ajany learns that Far Away is being Homeless。 The family and their estate scatters like dust， the town of Wuoth Ogik， Kenya- the burial site of her siblings。 Skeletons are unearthed with the tragic passing of her brother。 Shortly post-mortem， Isaiah Bolton， from England， is looking for his true father， the owner of their estate。 He has had correspondence with Odidi， who shares his sisters ghost of Hugh Bolton， a name written in all of their books， and a painter of their own mother， Akai。 Akai frequently goes away， with the panther。 Her husband Nyipir usually waits for her。 This time he has to bury their son。 He cannot wait longer。 A dust storm throws a cattle rustler into turmoil。 Nyipir loses some of his own flock in that storm。 He sends a retired cop to fetch his wife。 Then the memories that Akai-ma has been burdened with for so long， unravel。 The mysteries surrounding this curious family are illuminated。 "How to say， We've been at war since before your birth， when the nature of this war has been its silence？" 。。。more
Shona
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Had a hard time with this book - not least because [gestures at burning world]。 The style is so fragmented in parts that it's hard to understand what the author is getting at - but then！ Eventually it comes together as an intensely painful story， and the fragmentation is part of it （another character？）Simply: epic。 Had a hard time with this book - not least because [gestures at burning world]。 The style is so fragmented in parts that it's hard to understand what the author is getting at - but then！ Eventually it comes together as an intensely painful story， and the fragmentation is part of it （another character？）Simply: epic。 。。。more
Yogesh
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Unlike Owuor’s second novel， The Dragonfly Sea， a bildungsroman that follows the life of a young woman who voyages across the Indian Ocean， Dust is not about a person’s life as it is about a person’s death。 Reading this in June 2020 is a sobering experience。 The novel is constructed around the meaningless death of Odidi Oganda at the hands of the police in the midst of the post 2007 Kenyan election violence。 The novel proceeds to narrate the negative space that accrues around his body， as his fa Unlike Owuor’s second novel， The Dragonfly Sea， a bildungsroman that follows the life of a young woman who voyages across the Indian Ocean， Dust is not about a person’s life as it is about a person’s death。 Reading this in June 2020 is a sobering experience。 The novel is constructed around the meaningless death of Odidi Oganda at the hands of the police in the midst of the post 2007 Kenyan election violence。 The novel proceeds to narrate the negative space that accrues around his body， as his father returns his body to Wuoth Ogik in northern Kenya and his sister， Ajany， travels to Nairobi in search of her brother’s story。 The novel evolves into a palimpsest of memories， moving back and forth in time as various characters’ lives are fleshed out， and Odidi’s death is historicized in a legacy of meaningless deaths and corpses。 Where the bildungsroman grounds the story of a nation and of a people， the story of death here seems to tell a story of shattered ideals in the face of postcolonial trauma。 In the midst of historical silences and violences， memory and story emerge as a riposte， challenging the reader to remember and to witness。 No doubt， Dust is a tougher read than Owuor’s second novel， The Dragonfly Sea。 Yet， this is a book that rewards re-reads - its non linear narrative means you only ever find out some characters’ motivations in the last 70 pages or so。 Her prose is gorgeous and deliciously evocative， especially if close attention is paid to her lyrical descriptions of the arid northern Kenya。 。。。more
Darcy Elizabeth
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4。5 stars
Elizabeth Standaert
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Very lyrical and went between narratives a lot which I personally found confusing and hard to follow。 Not my favorite way of writing but I can see why it appeals to others。
Samuel Chege
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'Akai bit her wrist to feed her children her blood， but her teeth slipped off her skin， her strength fading。。。'Yes， the book was a hard one to read， however， amid the twists and turns the story unfolds in a beautiful way。 Chapter 43 was my favorite， it was an emotional roller coaster for me。 'Akai bit her wrist to feed her children her blood， but her teeth slipped off her skin， her strength fading。。。'Yes， the book was a hard one to read， however， amid the twists and turns the story unfolds in a beautiful way。 Chapter 43 was my favorite， it was an emotional roller coaster for me。 。。。more
Wanjiku Kariuki
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Yvonne’s writing is exceptional。 She managed to display the weight of each character’s emotions distinctively and that， I adored。 It’s definitely not for the faint hearted。 I specifically enjoyed the parts telling Odidi’s story。 It was an amazing read and one I’d recommend。
Georgina Lara
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My latest book by a Kenyan author finishing my journey。 After reading Binyavanga Wainaina’s memoir， it was easier to delve into this novel。 It weaves a multigenerational story of a family scarred by Kenya’s conflicts both in 1969 and 2007。 One of the reasons I read is to understand and get to know places and experiences I may never experience personally and this book helped with that。 The novel， as literary work however， although it has some very moving passages， gave me the impression of being My latest book by a Kenyan author finishing my journey。 After reading Binyavanga Wainaina’s memoir， it was easier to delve into this novel。 It weaves a multigenerational story of a family scarred by Kenya’s conflicts both in 1969 and 2007。 One of the reasons I read is to understand and get to know places and experiences I may never experience personally and this book helped with that。 The novel， as literary work however， although it has some very moving passages， gave me the impression of being a bit too “choppy” and difficult to follow since there were many backstories introduced。 。。。more
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