The Book of Phoenix

The Book Of Phoenix is a kind of prequel to Who Fears Death--a post-apocalyptic science fantasy book I haven't read. It is my first exposure to Nnedi Okorafor's writing, and a book that left me frustrated and unsatisfied--yet humbled and uncertain too. I think Okorafor has cleverly hidden her true intentions with this book, and that makes it both an artistic success and an artistic failure--depending on one's perspective. Let me first write about what Okorafor didn't manage to do.

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I think this is the core and true strength of the book: it is a story that stabs at racism in the same way racism stabs people: brutal, not nuanced, angry. As such, The Book Of Phoenix is a triumph.

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