We are pleased to announce the winners of the Book Review Competition for Ever Obi’s novel Some Angels Don’t See God.
We thank all reviewers who submitted an entry and appreciate the time and effort they put into reading the novel and attempting a critical appraisal of it. It was engaging to read the entries.
Our first prize winner is Amara Innocent with “This Angel Needs A God.” The second place goes to Ugochukwu Anadị with his review, “In Ever Obi’s Some Angels Don’t See God, The Past Haunts the Future, Forever.” And in third place is Victory Adewoye with her review, “The Past Is Not Past.”
We appreciate Amara Innocent’s review for its creative approach, away from a more traditional style, and how she is able to interpret the text via intertextuality with related canon. Ugochukwu Anadị appears to tow a James Wood’s style, gunning for a review that is broad, playfully contemplative in some places, and nitpicks the novel’s language. Meanwhile, Victory Adewoye’s review shows the quality of a very keen ear for what others miss. The three reviews are a perfect match among themselves, as if in communication with one another.
All the winning reviews will be published in Afapinen subsequently.
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