17 must-read contemporary books like Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala

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Speak No Evil

By: Uzodinma Iweala

3.86

Format: 7 pages, Audiobook

A revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a cha…

"Good, he says, trust your judgement."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

"Good, he says, trust your judgement."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

"Ms. Connell sighs because wealth does not equate to good manners."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

"Ms. Connell sighs because wealth does not equate to good manners."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

If you liked the contemporary plot in Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Hide

By: Matthew Griffin

3.71

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

ABA Indies Introduce Pick Indie Next List Selection Amazon Best of the Month Book Wendell and … read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu

2. The Hairdresser of Harare

By: Tendai Huchu

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

Like very good dark chocolate this is a delicious novel, with a bitter-sweet flavour. Vimbai is a h… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. The Common Reader

By: Virginia Woolf

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Woolf's first and most popular volume of essays. This collection has more than twenty-five selectio… read more

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4. On Black Sisters Street

By: Chika Unigwe

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

On Black Sisters Streettells the haunting story of four very different women who have left their Af… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary

5. Under the Udala Trees

By: Chinelo Okparanta

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful … read more

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6. The Spider King's Daughter

By: Chibundu Onuzo

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a spraw… read more

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7. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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8. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right

By: Ukamaka Olisakwe

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadin… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Butter Honey Pig Bread

By: Francesca Ekwuyasi

4.31

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tel… read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Death is only a doorway."

-Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread

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10. The Mechanics of Yenagoa

By: Michael Afenfia

3.84

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of … read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
  • contemporary
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11. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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12. Transitions - Journal d'Anne Marbot

By: Élodie Durand

4.01

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

" Vous savez, les genres féminin et masculin sont les deux extrêmes d'un état. Chacun est libre de … read more

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  • lgbt
  • queer
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13. Korowód

By: Jakub Małecki

4.38

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Kim jest ten trzeci, który zawsze idzie obok ciebie? Mężczyzna z dzieckiem w ramionach uciekając… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Mutations

By: Jorge Comensal

3.83

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A modern-day Flaubert takes us on a comic tour through a deeply neurotic Mexico CityRam�n Martinez … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"Nunca había dado muestras de ser religiosa ni optimista, esa forma laica de ser supersticioso."

-Jorge Comensal, The Mutations

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15. Manchester Happened

By: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

3.98

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

An ambitious and assured collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed author of K… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Speak No Evil

By: Uzodinma Iweala

3.86

Format: 7 pages, Audiobook

A revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a cha… read more

Similar categories in Uzodinma Iweala's Speak No Evil book and Uzodinma Iweala's Speak No Evil

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Good, he says, trust your judgement."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

"Ms. Connell sighs because wealth does not equate to good manners."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

"Are you lost if you know where you're going-- just not how to get there?"

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

"The days since then have been a timeless fuzz. I feel time pass but nothing actually seems to happen."

-Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil

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17. Someone Birthed Them Broken

By: Ama Asantewa Diaka

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A visceral and candid portrait of today’s Ghanaian youth, told in interconnected short stories by a… read more

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  • fiction
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18. The Road to the Country

By: Chigozie Obioma

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his bro… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"It has always seemed to him that the world was full of things; that even in one’s loneliest moments, there was often a crowd. But the things one loved remained invisible, hidden amongst the multitude…"

-Chigozie Obioma, The Road to the Country

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19. And Then He Sang a Lullaby

By: Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and res… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration

By: Robert Furrow

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of m… read more

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21. Dazzling

By: Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Girl with the Louding Voice meets The Water Dancer in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ’s magical, award-winn… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement

By: Paula Yoo

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers… read more

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  • race
  • audiobook
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23. Ghostroots: Stories

By: 'Pemi Aguda

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
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24. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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25. The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts

By: Tessa Fontaine

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A daughter’s astonishing memoir of pushing past fear, through life in a traveling sideshow and her … read more

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  • audiobook
  • contemporary
"What is adventure but inconvenience, properly regarded?"

-Tessa Fontaine, The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts

"The world is much more mysterious and magical than most of us think it is... a foundational mystery and magic that was beyond our capacity to understand but our great duty to explore. If we were read…"

-Tessa Fontaine, The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts

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26. The Coin

By: Yasmin Zaher

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling, far from home, as she gets… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"And the poet, he asked, who was it again? Aisha didn't know him, neither did Matthew. But, of course, Gregory did. He asked if he was the 9/11 denier. No, definitely not a denier, but very vocal when…"

-Yasmin Zaher, The Coin

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27. The Big Sting

By: Rachelle Delaney

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's bee hives are stolen. … read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
  • nigeria
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29. Game over

By: Tomasz Żak

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Czasami, aby pójść dalej, musimy wrócić tam, gdzie wszystko się zaczęło Finał Mundialu ’98 to by… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Notes on Her Color by Jennifer Neal

30. Notes on Her Color

By: Jennifer Neal

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Florida kitsch swirls together with magical realism in this glittering debut novel about a young Bl… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • race
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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31. Travelers

By: Helon Habila

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Helon Habila's new novel Travelers is a life-changing encounter with those who… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • nigeria
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Sometimes poets have to be imperfect so their poetry can be perfect."

-Helon Habila, Travelers

"There is no loneliness like the loneliness of a stranger in a strange city."

-Helon Habila, Travelers

"Happiness is important, but I wouldn't say it is the main purpose of human existence."

-Helon Habila, Travelers

"Not all of us have that luxury, of a past. My history doesn't offer me much in that respect."

-Helon Habila, Travelers

23 Top fiction books like Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala

Transform Your Habits

Hide

Matthew Griffin

3.71

Transform Your Habits

The Hairdresser of Harare

Tendai Huchu

4.34

Transform Your Habits

On Black Sisters Street

Chika Unigwe

4.20

Transform Your Habits

A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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20 Best fiction books like Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

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Born on a Tuesday

Elnathan John

3.00

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Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

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Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

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