Compassion is Complicated in “Healing” – Chicago Review of Books

Compassion is Complicated in “Healing” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Cancer is the word nobody wants to speak. We’d rather discuss anything else—with anyone we can find (did you see the clouds this morning?)—than confront the illogical and arbitrary suffering that cancer brings. Any talk that does exist seems to occur behind closed doors, never crossing the threshold of public life. Yet there are … Read more

The Complicated Nature of Justice and Power in “Remote Control” – Chicago Review of Books

The Complicated Nature of Justice and Power in “Remote Control” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Sankofa is the adopted daughter of Death. With a glowing green light that comes from within her, she can take the lives of those around her. Nnedi Okorafor’s newest novella, Remote Control, introduces Sankofa through the stories many people tell about her—she is Death’s own remote control, they say. When she touches technology, it … Read more