Love is power, or something like that cover

Love is power, or something like that

by A. Igoni Barrett

A collection of short stories set in modern-day Nigeria, including "The Worst Thing That Happened," in which an old-age pensioner with numerous children struggles to find someone to pick her up from cataract surgery.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?