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BOOK REVIEW

Akwaeke 
Emezi’s 
debut 
novel 
“Freshwater” 
is 
as 
fascinatingly fractured as its 
protagonist Ada, a woman 
plagued 
with 
a 
form 
of 
dissociative identity disorder. 
Yet 
rather 
than 
taking 
a 
scientific 
approach 
to 
her 
depiction, 
Emezi 
tells 
the 
story almost entirely from 
the perspective of Ada’s other 
selves, self-described “gods” 
that are trapped within her 
body, 
providing 
a 
primal 
plunge into the chaos of a 
mind that isn’t entirely whole. 
Her ailment is painted from 
the inside out, employing the 
supernatural to make sense of 
this condition. In one of the 
few chapters from her own 
perspective, Ada describes the 
tone of the novel best: “The 
world in my head has been far 
more real than the one outside 
— maybe that’s the exact 
definition of madness, come to 
think of it.”
The novel certainly isn’t 
for everyone. As a strong 
debut, it showcases Emezi’s 
ability to write from multiple 
perspectives, shifting tone and 
atmosphere on the fly to build 
a strong cast of characters that 
do not even exist within the 
tangible world of the novel. 
However, Emezi also drop-
kicks the reader into a world 

ruled by these supernatural 
figures who have little concern 
for 
humanity’s 
well-being, 
requiring a great deal of trust 
from the reader that the novel 
will eventually unfold its logic 
— which it does, to an extent.
As the novel’s focal point on 
mental illness would suggest, 
it’s 
a 
bleak 
exploration 
of 
human 
thought 
and interaction. 
Emezi does not 
shy away from 
carnal 
desire, 
self-harm 
and 
human 
cruelty. 
Ada’s 
most 
prominent 
and 
powerful identity, Asughara 
(which translates as the Igbo 
word for “dagger”), is born 
from 
Ada’s 
sexual 
assault. 
Asughara presents Ada’s most 
malicious self, toying with 
sex and emotion for her own 
amusement. She initially has 
little concern for her “flesh 
prison” and often tries to plan 
Ada’s death to make an escape, 
but she justifies her evil as 
protection for Ada’s fragility in 
the world, often taking over to 
protect her from sex.
Most impressive about the 
novel is the way that Emezi 
slowly immerses the reader 
in the emotions of these gods, 
humanizing them throughout 
the course of the novel. Ada 
herself is by far one of the 
more minor characters in the 

novel, which focuses mainly on 
Asughara and a pair of even-
toned spirits only known as 
“We.” As Asughara’s malice 
devolves into fierce protection 
over Ada, we get a sense of the 
way we justify our own deep 
desires 
to 
ourselves. 
Saint 
Vincent, Ada’s weaker identity, 
depicts 
human 
curiosity 
and 
symbolizes Ada’s 
exploration 
into 
sexual fluidity but 
from a perspective 
of 
innocence 
rather 
than 
impulse as shown 
in 
Asughara. 
As fractured as 
Ada’s psyche is, Emezi makes 
it 
startlingly 
easy 
to 
see 
ourselves in her.
“Freshwater” is undoubtedly 
an impressive debut. Emezi 
has 
incredible 
talent 
for 
storytelling that eases the 
reader into the rhythm of 
her prose, and her ability 
to shift and blend different 
perspectives within the same 
mind is as beautiful as it is 
ultimately frightening. Many 
may find the novel to be 
too bleak and otherworldly 
to be worth the read, but 
“Freshwater” 
rewards 

those with patience to see it 
through to the end. While the 
novel is thoroughly dark and 
demanding, it doesn’t forgo 
a sense of resolution and 
reparation.

‘Freshwater’ is a primal 
dive into mental illness

DOMINIC POLSINELLI
Senior Arts Editor

“Freshwater”

Akwaeke Emezi

Grove Press

Feb. 13, 2018

Jeff Mills is a name that 
carries significance, at least 
within the realm of modern 
American 
techno. 
One 
of 
the 
founding 
members 
of 
Underground Resistance — a 
Detroit-based label combining 
Motown soul and gritty electro-
techno with DIY charm and 
an almost militaristic edge not 
unlike Public Enemy — Mills 
helped construct the Detroit 
techno scene in the late ’80s and 
early ’90s before moving to New 
York to further pursue a solo 
career. He is deserving of his 
title; his DJ sets are complex, 
often stacked with three or four 
turntables, and he pioneers new 
directions to take the electronic 
music he produces, often adding 
keyboard, drum and orchestral 
input to his sets.
Yet, despite Mills’s well-
established 
history 
within 
American techno and obvious 
prowess, he finds more success 
internationally than he does 
within 
his 
hometown 
of 
Detroit, noticing that European 

countries are more welcoming 
of his nouveau interpretations 
of techno: Fusing electronic and 
classical to create a sound that 
is almost celestial. “I’ve been 
doing this for about a decade 
and have never once received 
an invitation to come to the US, 
so I have to assume there isn’t 
much interest,” Mills revealed 
in a 2015 interview with The 
Guardian.
Which is why his live show 
with afrobeat drummer Tony 
Allen at Marble Bar on Mar. 2 
was so unprecedented. Not only 
did two musical legends have 
the opportunity to perform 
together — with Rolling Stone 
naming Tony Allen as one of top 
100 greatest drummers of all 
time — but also it was a chance 
to see Mills return to his roots, 
on-stage in the same city where 
his career all started.
Before 
the 
group 
even 
appeared, 
the 
energy 
was 
tangible. The sold-out show 
caused the venue to become 
packed with people; the wall-
to-wall 
anticipation 
made 
the air spark, and when the 
musicians finally stepped into 
view — sophistication conveyed 
through sleek, suave suits and 

tinted sunglasses — the crowd 
seemed to burst into flames.
The show was immersive; 
the combination of neon tinted 
stage lights, live drum set and 
video projection allowing the 
audience to fully view the scope 
of the complexities behind a 
Jeff Mills DJ set caused the 
performance to feel personal, 
the stripped-down synth and 
ever-evolving percussion felt 
larger than life. Everything 
seemed organic. Rather than 
a 
rehearsed 
performance, 
Marble Bar hosted a dynamic 
conversation 
between 
the 
various instruments on stage: 
The tempo would change, and 
the kick drum would respond 
accordingly. Muted keyboard 
would smoothly progress into 
more upbeat rhythms as the 
drumline kicked in. Consistent 
over everything, Jeff Mills kept 
the pulse alive, fingers flying 
over the turntables in front of 
him, face calmly focused on the 
task at hand. Nothing seemed 
planned, yet every snare, every 
cymbal 
crash, 
every 
sound 
modulation coming from Mills 
was done with purpose and 
precision — mastery over an art 
form at its finest. 

Jeff Mills & Tony Allen 
enchant at Marble Bar

SHIMA SADAGHIYANI
Daily Music Editor

CONCERT REVIEW

AXIS RECORDS

TRAILER REVIEW: ‘READY PLAYER ONE’

 Ernest Cline’s bestselling 
science fiction novel, “Ready 
Player One,” has been given 
the Spielberg treatment for the 
film adaptation’s Mar. release. 
In the year 2045, the Earth has 
become a trash heap of a plan-
et thanks to overpopulation 
and climate change. Therefore, 
the people of the world have 
turned to a virtual alternative 
much better than the real one. 
They live most of their lives in 
this virtual universe called the 
OASIS, which provides every-
thing from socialization to 
entertainment to jobs. When 
the OASIS founder, James 
Halliday (Mark Rylance, “The 
B.F.G.”), dies, he decides to 
give his fortune away in a 
Wonka-like fashion by hid-
ing an Easter egg within the 
OASIS. The 
one who finds 
it will inherit 
his wealth. 
Halliday, 
obsessed with 
the culture of 
his ’80s youth, 
drops reference 
upon reference to his favorite 
bygone era in his universe. 
Enter Wade Watts (Tye Sheri-
dan, “Mud”), an OASIS fiend 
from my hometown of Colum-
bus, Ohio who hopes to win 
the prize through his exten-
sive knowledge of ’80s culture 

and skilled gaming techniques. 
Wade, alongside a rag-tag team 
of fellow gamers including the 
likes of Lena Waithe (“Master 
of None”) and Olivia Cooke 
(“Me, Earl and the Dying 
Girl”), face off 
against a group 
corporate-backed 
gamers after Hal-
liday’s fortune.
 The trailer 
gives off “Tron” 
and “Bladerun-
ner 2049” vibes, 
trying to capture the neon-lit 
grittiness of a futuristic dysto-
pia. Scattered throughout are 
several references to the nos-
talgia that Cline relies so heav-
ily on in his novel; everything 
from “The Iron Giant” to the 
DeLorean from “Back to the 

Future” make an appearance 
in the trailer. It looks as if the 
film may be trying too hard 
to be a gamer movie. While 
the book is rooted in gaming 
culture, hopefully the film will 
capture the more cinematic 
aspects of the story.
 “Ready Player One” runs 
the risk of getting lost in 
Cline’s cultural references, 
making it more of an ode to 
John Hughes than a Spielberg 
original. Will Spielberg deliver 
an “Apocalypse Now” or is 
“Ready Player One” destined 
for Atari-level failure? The 
film adaptation may be a hit, 
but I have a feeling it’s headed 
for Game Over.

-Becky Portman, Senior Arts 
Editor

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