We are back with more Emezi coverage! The magic in "You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty" is all about stringing that grief up like a canopy of wedding rings... If you know, you know. And if you don't know, go read this book immediately! Our fawning knows no spoiler bounds.

CN for discussions of: death, grief, biphobia, aggression

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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Recommendations

Eva recommends:

• Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

• Second Place by Rachel Cusk

Élaina recommends:

• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

• This One Summer by Mariko and Jilliam Tamaki

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