--- product_id: 118437311 title: "Speak No Evil: A Novel Kindle Edition" brand: "uzodinma iweala" price: "€ 18.08" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/118437311-speak-no-evil-a-novel-kindle-edition store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Speak No Evil: A Novel Kindle Edition **Brand:** uzodinma iweala **Price:** € 18.08 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Speak No Evil: A Novel Kindle Edition by uzodinma iweala - **How much does it cost?** € 18.08 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/118437311-speak-no-evil-a-novel-kindle-edition) ## Best For - uzodinma iweala enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted uzodinma iweala brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Speak No Evil: A Novel Kindle Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51swpfzEliL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful and Profound. It Is Impossible to Read This Book and Not Feel Stunned by It *by C***Y on Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2019* Oh, this book broke my heart. But in a good way, because the powerful and profound message it delivers speaks the truth. It is raw. It is brilliant. It is deeply affecting. It is impossible to read this book and not feel stunned by it.Niru is 18 and in his senior year at an unnamed elite high school in Washington, D.C. that is located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. (St. Alban's School, obviously, but it's not named as such.) His best friend is Meredith, who goes to National Cathedral School (again, not named). She loves Niru…actually, she is in love with Niru. Life is good. Both come from incredibly wealthy, successful and powerful families. Niru has been accepted to Harvard early decision, and he is a star on the school's track team. But he is harboring a deep secret, one that is tearing him apart. He confesses it to Meredith: He is gay. When his very strict, very conservative Nigerian parents discover his secret, Niru's world is shattered. His parents, who are deeply appalled and genuinely distressed, do everything they can to "correct" what they perceive as a deep-seated character flaw. And then tragedy strikes and changes everything. Because no matter how brilliant, kind and talented he may be, Niru is still a scary black man in the eyes of so many.Written by Uzodinma Iweala, this short book's strength is twofold: vivid, true-to-life characters and mesmerizing storytelling. I was completely immersed in the story, almost as if I had crawled inside the book and become a part of it. The result is a treasure that will stay with me for some time.Bonus: Read the acknowledgements at the end—totally worth your time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spectacular. A tour de force. *by W***S on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018* Iweala’s coming of age narrative about a Nigerian-American gay teen captures the terrible beauty of discovering and being discovered as gay in a world that finds it, among other things, shameful and emasculating. He explores the added complication of cultural, racial, and gender tensions. And it is an impressive command of these issues.Ultimately an exploration of the tension between silencing or speaking truth in the face of social consequences, the phrase “speak no evil” haunts the reader long after the book is finished. But the most impressive bit of the book is his command of language and voice. The novel as an experiment in hearing different voices despite the absence of expected conventions. Quotation marks and line separations are absent from the dialogue because they are wholly unnecessary, and the book is stronger and more beautiful for their absence.Strong voices drive the unpunctuated dialogue and the stripped-down dialogue drives the narrative. These voices are so strong, the reader even knows the pitch and rhythm and timbre of their respective silences. And in Iweala’s tortured world, all too real for so many, each character is self-damned by the presence and absence of his/her voice. The profound silences beg the question: could the consequences of speaking truth that another perceives as evil be any worse than what silence has wrought? ### ⭐⭐⭐ A GREAT read for the first two thirds. *by O***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020* The first 2/3 of the book is very strong and moving. It is the type of writing I think we all want to be exposed to. However, the ending did not resolve the problem with the main character when it should have given the issues around black male masculinity, consciousness about self, and sexuality. These are issues that are being discussed now across the continent. A powerful book that looks into these issues and the layers would have been needed but this one missed fell short. The ending is problematic because of the aforementioned issue. It ends with his story being told by the person who created the situation. It was very difficult to read the ending and sad that another black character just ends in pain like The Last Man of San Francisco, or Queen and Slim. Honestly, the book deserved a better ending. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/118437311-speak-no-evil-a-novel-kindle-edition](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/118437311-speak-no-evil-a-novel-kindle-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*