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Nairobi Noir
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Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with
. Each book comprises all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.
Brand-new stories by: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Stanley Gazemba, Ngumi Kibera, Peter Kimani, Winfred Kiunga, Kinyanjui Kombani, Caroline Mose, Kevin Mwachiro, Wanjiku wa Ngugi, Faith Oneya, Makena Onjerika, Troy Onyango, J.E. Sibi-Okumu, and Rasna Warah.
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Veliane
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“I know a little more about Kenya.”
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“I'm so happy I stumbled upon this book at the library. It was such a good read and taught me so much about my country that I didn't know. I didn't take history in high school so my knowledge of Kenyan history is more limited than the average person. This book motivated me to read more on that history.
The only thing I found incredibly frustrating was the open-ended stories. I strongly dislike it when stories don't have a definitive ending, especially when the author doesn't leave enough clues to help the reader fill in the blanks as to what the most plausible ending was. It feels like lazy writing in my opinion and to do that with a short story, where we are already getting limited information to begin with, infuriates me even more! Not to mention, the stories that I really enjoyed in this book (and desperately wanted to read more of) are the ones that had open-endings.
My fav stories in order:
1. Mathree by Makena Onjerika
- A perfect story from beginning to end (thankfully not open-ended). It flowed really easily and I loved the conversational tone.
2. Number Sita by Kevin Mwachiro
- Wtf was that ending?? I cannot for the life of me decipher it. What happened to Nana and why did it immediately break up the boys friendship? If Nana was raped, which is what I suspect happened, then shying away from mentioning it is damaging and callous. I would've enjoyed this story more if it was told from any of the women's pov. I really liked the lesbian representation tho.
3. A Song From a Forgotten Place by Troy Onyango
- This story was soo good but it didn't give us enough to work with in terms of Claudette and Laban's relationship. And because of that, I can't figure out if Laban finding her was a good thing or a bad thing. Why did she run away from Laban in the first place? Also, how is the title related to the story?
4. Say You are Not My Son by Faith Oneya
- This one made me so sad. But it was a great read with an easy flow and a conclusive ending.
5. Plot Ten by Caroline Mose
- I love love LOVE whodunnit, murder mysteries so I was immediately hooked. Everything about this story was intriguing and unique, esp the setting and the characters. But then the ending undid all of that and left me FURIOUS. It should be illegal to write an open-ended whodunnit because the whole point is literally to find out WHO DID IT!! I need the author to turn this short story into a book asap!”
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