Name: A god in a Human Body
ISBN: 9781913636142

Tolu' A. Akinyemi

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is a philosopher-poet and a deep thinker, and his journey into the realm of the spiritual would leave readers in awe. A god in a human body is Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s ninth poetry collection. This collection is a meditation on the fleeting nature of human life. A god in a human body explores themes of spirituality, divinity and the enormous power that we possess while we traverse this earthly passage. A god in a human body will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and its pages will leave readers craving for more.

A god in a Human Body

Laura Springall

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book!

I really don't know how I could describe what A God in a Human Body is about. It is about so many things all at once, but I supposed it's mainly about life.

On a surface level, I enjoyed a God in a Human Body. The writing was good, the topics were engaging, I was interested in what the author had to say.

Unfortunately for me, I found that the poems just weren't enough. They did not dive deep enough into the topics at hand to be thought-provoking. By the end of this poetry collection, I felt like I hadn't read anything. I reread quite a bit of it and tried to think deeper about what the author was saying, but even still I could not find enough substance in most of the poems to feel satisfied. 

I think maybe the author was trying to do too much. Perhaps I would have gotten more out of this if there had been fewer topics being discussed, and instead was just more thorough about a handful of them. I'm not sure, but either way I was left deeply unsatisfied. I can see the talent that the author clearly has for writing, and would like to read more from him, but this one was just not for me.

A god in a Human Body

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