Freshly Read Books | The Shadow King Book Review | Booker 2020 Shortlist @FreshlyReadBooks | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste is a much needed book. Unfortunately, I didn’t end up loving this one as much as I thought I would. So watch me have a hard time trying to describe my feelings for this book!

⌚Timestamps⌚
0:00 - Intro
1:47 - Synopsis and Overview
4:13 - Light/Dark
6:32 - Stories and Women
10:25 - Trapped and Escape
11:31 - Final Thoughts
14:28 - Ranking of Personal Favorites

📚Books Mentioned📚
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

📼Videos Mentioned📼
My Booker Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKi6Q5HgtWJmefOYup1m3lcqZDqr8nD3

📑Booker Boy Book Club Information📑
Booker Boy Book Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_L8-...
Booker Boy Discord Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tvJs...

📰Resources Used📰
Interview with Maaza Mengiste (1): youtube.com/watch?v=jw46u4d0WTc
Interview with Maaza Mengiste (2): youtube.com/watch?v=GeWuGKhQUOU
Radio Interview with Maaza Mengiste: youtube.com/watch?v=ERUGZO85d5U&t=368s

Google Doc of Black Lives Matter Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/...

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