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Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora by Zelda Knight, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
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witmol's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Many of the stories in this speculative anthology by African and African diaspora writers address and confront the effects of trauma, hope and power.
There is a great deal of visceral gore in several stories, so it's not for the faint-of-heart, though sometimes the gore highlights the almost casual but far more sinister horrors of genocide, capitalism and forced childbirth.
Importantly, this anthology is not written for the 'Western' gaze. It does not purport to 'represent' African writing but instead embraces the breadth of real and imagined cultures across a diverse continent and beyond. The plural African identity helps to guide the reader in these speculative worlds where different norms and customs guide the characters and action to unexpected places.
There is a great deal of visceral gore in several stories, so it's not for the faint-of-heart, though sometimes the gore highlights the almost casual but far more sinister horrors of genocide, capitalism and forced childbirth.
Importantly, this anthology is not written for the 'Western' gaze. It does not purport to 'represent' African writing but instead embraces the breadth of real and imagined cultures across a diverse continent and beyond. The plural African identity helps to guide the reader in these speculative worlds where different norms and customs guide the characters and action to unexpected places.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Genocide
Necrophilia
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