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Little Rot

A Novel

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Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi
Narrated by: Adepero Oduye, Chukwudi Iwuji
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“A masterwork…mesmerizing…We come away troubled, unsettled — and in some subtle way changed.”The New York Times

"The perfect steamy read for those hot summer nights." People


A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi


One weekend.
The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city.
A party that goes awry.
A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.

Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.
Crime Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Exciting
Intricate Plot Intersections • Immersive Emotional Rollercoaster • Compelling Performance • Complex Characters

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The best word to describe this story is haunting. Whew! This story will stay with me for some time. I was completely captivated by Akwaeke’s elegant writing style and the way they wove the character’s lives together throughout the book. This book is a total gem and the performances were incredible.

Haunting

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This story is unhinged in the best way possible, keeping us on the edge of our seats the entire time. But that ending... it left us hanging and needing more! We absolutely need a Part 2! Love it!

Unhinged!

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This was such an intense, entangled, full of twists kind of story but also very relatable in terms of the rawness of human beings and their desires, vices and twisted fantasies. So many topics in a very "traditional & conservative" African society

Intense

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Wow this entire story was so good I would rush thru work so I could pay attention to every detail while I listened. It felt like I was there and I loved the different points of view while the story was being told. Everything was described with great detail. I loved this story! I want a sequel to it is how much I loved the story and the characters in it.

Loved this read!

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This was a rage read. The story was dark and twisted not my usual cup of tea but I had to get to the end (which I hated). All in all- amazing storytelling.

Hated the story but 5/5

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