13/03/2026
We had a great day at The Arbor last Sunday discussing You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi and yes, the debate was a lot! I think this book really does push us to think about female desire and what it looks like. We may not agree on what is "right or wrong", but that's not the debate. The debate is whether we are allowed to honour our desires and what that looks like in a world that curtails, disregards and even denies female desire. We definitely had a lot to think about on why our first instinct was to side-eye Feyi's choices before getting to the place where we really could admire a woman who chose her happiness and honoured her desires!
Looking forward to our next book club meet-up! Our book club café hops once a month and is open to women. Link in bio!