#uzodinmaiweala

[subwaybookreview]

Yizhi: "I opened the first page and saw this dedication: 'For Those Who Have Suffered'. I was moved by this sentence. I'm not sure why. One day, I hope I can do something big for people. Now, I do what I can—even if it's a small act, like buying people on the street pizza or fried chicken." @yizhi__w #BeastsOfNoNation #UzodinmaIweala #repost / @theubc for #subwaybookreview #newyork 🗽 (at Fulton Street)

[harperbooks]

Congratulations to our wonderful author @uiweala! His upcoming novel #SpeakNoEvil is a March Indie Next pick! 👏👏👏 @shteyngart calls it “a lovely slender volume that packs in entire worlds with complete mastery.” . . #indienext #indiebound #thankyoubooksellers #uzodinmaiweala #beastsofnonation #IGreads

[elivulueditora]

ELIVULU EDITORA - LER COM LIBERDADE! Uzodinma Iweala, norte-americano e nigeriano, no livro «Bestas de lugar nenhum». #frasedodia #inspiração #uzodinmaiweala #uzodinma #bestasdelugarnenhum #elivulu #angola #luanda (em Luanda, Angola, Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlPB2BnMDH/?igshid=16zlol5tfxvvg

[abb-artofwarandpeace]

Beasts of No Nation - pt. 1

Beasts of No Nation, written by Uzodinma Iweala, is a piece of literature that in my eyes brings a detailed outlook on one of the more complicated situations that some youth find themselves in. The book conveys, in a vividly brutal manner, truths of what a person involved in war has to come to terms with. The escalation of the mental and moral torment that the protagonist Agu faces throughout the first few chapters is representative of the escalation of violence that occurs in war as well. The power that murder and violence has on an individual and others is terrorism itself. No one plans to be a killing machine as a child. Agu had imagined himself as a noble soldier, not a killer. But, when Agu finds himself in the role, he cannot disassociate with the label as it is truer than even being a soldier. I find it very powerful that Iweala manages to showcase the intense juxtaposition of Agu’s past to his present. I think that one feels a sense of sadness to see a child that was so eager to learn and pursue their interests become trapped in a cycle of violence. The sheer vulnerability exemplified in Agu’s character is reminiscent of many young people today. We often are encouraged to blame each participant in these scenarios despite the context that led them to take up such roles. Everyone is only subject to the power constraints around them. When one is left with the choice to starve or join a terrorist group in order to survive, it’s hard to blame someone for at least wanting to survive and to be taken care of. I believe an aspect that Agu also represents is the desire of humans to be validated. The feeling that someone is willing to take care of you despite the many reasons why they should not is complicated and important in any relationship. In Agu’s instance, they simply could have killed him or left him to die. A question posed by someone in our class rings true in this instance: If someone has bad intention but the impact of their actions are still good then is it a just action? If the militants wanted more soldiers to fight for their cause and ended up saving people from disease and starvation through their support then is it a good cause in some ways? I believe that a deeper analysis of situations like these gives context to understand how violence occurs and how to prevent it in the future.

[simoneandherbooks]

New day and new reads! I just started SPEAK NO EVIL for the @words.between.worlds book club. I’m only 25 pages in and it’s already talking about sexual identity and being first generation in America and all the stigmas behind it. So good already and also a little bit sad. I can’t wait to dive into it more. Is anyone else reading this one or read it? • • • • • #readinginbed #currentlyreading #speaknoevil #diversereads #wordsbetweenworlds #bookworm #bookphotography #booksandtea #badassbookbabes #booksofinstagram #springreads #uzodinmaiweala

[purlbella]

New #hardcover #books @solidstatedc #fiction #nonfiction #TheBoatPeople by #SharonBala #novel #EattheApple by #MattYoung #memoir #TheFourthTrimester by #SusanBrink #SpeakNoEvil by #UzodinmaIweala #books #bookstagram #bookstore #bookshop #ReadingGreetings #read #Reading #booksofinstagram #bookaddict #bookworm #bookworld (at Solid State Books)

[josey-goggin]

When your family knows that nothing will make you happier than a bookstore tour on your birthday. #birthday #bookstore #Confluence #merylmcmaster #TheCommonGood #robertbreich #ThisWillBeMyUndoing #morganjerkins #WhyMarxWasRight #terryeagleton #ThereThere #tommyorange #WhenTheyCallYouATerrorist #patricekahn-cullors #ashabandele #SpeakNoEvil #uzodinmaiweala #CoyoteAmerica #danflores #AsBlackAsResistance #samudzi&anderson #DarkMoney #janemayer #PortraitsofViolence #ThisRadicalLand #deaganmiller #SpeakingofIndigenousPolitics

[tudoquemotiva]

Que livro minha gente! Estou lendo devagar e absorvendo cada situação. Depois da leitura quero muito assistir ao filme. 📖🎥 Vocês já ouviram falar dessa história, tanto o livro quanto o filme? * * #beastsofnonation #uzodinmaiweala #lendo #leituraatual #netflix #johnmurray

[venturesafrica-blog]

Pick up a copy of the Guardian Life today and read about our Editor-in-Chief, @uiweala #Repost @guardiannigeria with @repostapp ・・・ The author of Beast of No Nation Uzodinma Iweala (@uiweala) talks to us about his forthcoming novel and how his storytelling intersects with his business, Ventures Africa. They say men can’t multitask but Uzodinma Iweala is a writer, entrepreneur, medical doctor, publisher and art curator of sorts - a quintessential polymath. We are here to get an insight into the mind of the Beast of No Nation (BNN) writer who admits he stays pretty much below the radar in Nigeria. “I keep to myself. I don’t really go out, I just focus on the work that I want to do.” Although many saw and know the film of the same name, not that many people know him or even of him in Nigeria. He is famous internationally in the literary community and although he has done many interviews overseas since BNN was published, he pretty much leaves the Nigerian stage to that of his more famous relative, his mother Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Grab a copy of The Guardian today to read more. Creative Direction: @themadamezeta Photography: @jerrie_rotimi Styling: @mruduku #GuardianLife #Cover #FebruaryIssue #UzodinmaIweala #Author #BeastOfNoNation #Writer #BNN #Books #Nigeria #TheGuardianNg (at Abuja, Nigeria)

[ezilebaybusuainn]

4 years ago... Lizzy our lovely Ezile Bay manager during Beasts Of No Nation shooting. Its was an adventure! More on blog >>>https://ift.tt/2LIGuVA 📸@busuainn_ezilebay • • #ezilebay #lodge #Akwidaa #Beastsofnonation #movie #ghana #carryfukunaga #uzodinmaiweala #empowerwomen #betesanspatrie #felakuti #busua #hollywood #madeinghana #visitghana #travel #africa #lens #book #idriselba #agu #childsoldiers #ezra https://ift.tt/2JOaZHM

[tome-to-read]

Book 24 in #52booksin52weeks! Yes, I know I’m a little behind, BUT I have a few weeks off to travel and I’m hoping to catch up! Anyway, I’ve read some great books this year but I think that #speaknoevil by #uzodinmaiweala just might be my favorite yet. It’s a rare book that sucks you in and and you can’t put it down… despite being challenging in so many other ways. . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ . Niru is a senior at a wealthy high school in Washington DC. He’s already gotten early acceptance to Harvard, and has set records on the track team. But he’s young and on his path to discovering who he is, he battles with identifying as a gay man while his parents believe that this is an abomination and that God must cleanse him of this evil. . I loved this book and the stream-of-consciousness writing style that seemed so on-point as it focuses on teenagers figuring out who they are. It was a sad book, but relatable… tackling so many issues I can’t begin to list them all. This is one I’ll be suggesting to others for awhile - it pulls you in and sticks in the way that not many do. . #goodreadschallenge #bookstagram #contemporary #lgbtq #blacklivesmatter #readdiversebooks https://ift.tt/2B6P0Ng

[harperbooks]

Starred reviews are in for Speak No Evil (on sale 3/6), the upcoming sophomore novel from @uiweala, author of the critically-acclaimed Beasts of No Nation!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “An essential American story” (#booklist), a “moving, powerful story” (#publishersweekly), “Highly recommended” (#libraryjournal)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . . #uzodinmaiweala #speaknoevil #beastsofnonation #igreads #bookstagram

[abb-artofwarandpeace]

Beasts of No Nation - pt. 2

As I finish this book, I have tried to read it as a holistic art piece rather than simply just literature. In class, we have learned many tools to rhetorically break down the intention and aspects of society that are being commented on in this piece. I believe that the use of imagery, color and more is meant to get the readers’ imagination to at the very least attempt to create the scene that Agu is in. I believe that by recreating the visuals one can be transported to a point where one can start to see the experience that is happening. From there, one can begin to develop the emotions that coincide. Agu’s youthfulness resonates with a younger version of myself and I find myself feeling bad for Agu. I come from a privileged background and I consider myself lucky to have been given the resources. What frustrates me in this story is that Agu was so close to actualizing the potential that even he saw in himself. Midway through the book, we see a comparison of a city to the market that is supported by lore told by the commandant. He stated that because the greed of the man radiates through the town, “... you can never be trusting anybody or anything in this town. It is the market. It is having everything, but nothing is ever really how it is looking. I feel this is a perfect analogy for how many of us see the world. As I write this, I use technology and resources that most likely have been built by or transported by those that may be experiencing or have experienced similar feelings as Agu. These people are simply just trying to survive, yet, are put into these horrific scenarios due to the greed for wealth and power that those who have ascertained positions of power search for. The idea of the macro view of the beautiful city as looking nice and in good health juxtaposed to the micro reality of the dead animals, bullet holes, and sickly people is perfect to explain the realities of the military-industrial complex. This book has presented a wonderful and graphic outlook on the child soldier and what they feel and experience in the violent hellscape that is war and terror. I am thankful to have gotten the opportunity to read this as I probably would not have initially picked it up myself.

[harperbooks]

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We are almost a week away from the publication of #SpeakNoEvil by @uiweala! This novel about the power of words, self-identification, and who gets to speak and who has the power to speak will leave you breathless and reeling in its wake. Find out more in the link in our profile. . . #uzodinmaiweala #beastsofnonation #marchreads #fiction #igreads #bookstagram