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This month we will be reading You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi. This is the summary below and some questions to consider
“Five years after the death of her husband in a tragic accident, Feyi, with some encouragement from her best friend, Joy, decides it's time to re-enter the dating scene. She never intended for anything serious to happen, but her love life quickly takes a turn in ways she could never have imagined.”
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Akwaeke Emezi’s exquisite novel explores how we find new life after a traumatic experience, and how we move from a state of depression to a place of hope. How did this resonate with you? Have you ever experienced a major shift in your life, similar to Feyi?
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Joy. What a great character she is. How would you describe Joy? In your opinion, what did she bring to the story?
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What do you appreciate most about this book? What new ideas has Akwaeke’s novel made you consider?
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What do you think Akwaeke is trying to say with this title? What was your reaction when you first noticed the cover?
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Lastly—do we ever really recover from the death of a loved one? What do you think Akwaeke was trying to say about this subject?
