IN CONVERSATION WITH
KAYO CHINGONYI
INTERVIEW BY K BAILEY OBAZEE
21 AUGUST 2022
21 AUGUST 2022
BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What were your expectations ahead of reading A Blood Condition? Had you heard about the book before? It's an interesting title - what did you think the book might be about?
How much could you relate or not relate to the experiences it describes?
What themes did you notice explored in this collection? What do you feel you learned through reading kayo's descriptions - I.e health, mental health, culture, queerness ?
Is this collection a call to action? And if so who does it call upon?
What is your favourite piece in the collection?
What is your least favourite or the one you found difficult to read or understand ?
What came up for you when thinking about the narrative in this book and being queer and being at 'home'?
When you finished the collection, or given what you've read so far, what are you feeling about it?
What are your overall thoughts and feelings about this book?
What intrigued you most when reading this collection?
What do you think a collection like this hopes to achieve, and does it succeed in that?
Would you recommend this book? And to who?
Is there anything you wish the author Kayo could have touched on more? Was there anything missing from the work for you?
Final thoughts?
What were your expectations ahead of reading A Blood Condition? Had you heard about the book before? It's an interesting title - what did you think the book might be about?
How much could you relate or not relate to the experiences it describes?
What themes did you notice explored in this collection? What do you feel you learned through reading kayo's descriptions - I.e health, mental health, culture, queerness ?
Is this collection a call to action? And if so who does it call upon?
What is your favourite piece in the collection?
What is your least favourite or the one you found difficult to read or understand ?
What came up for you when thinking about the narrative in this book and being queer and being at 'home'?
When you finished the collection, or given what you've read so far, what are you feeling about it?
What are your overall thoughts and feelings about this book?
What intrigued you most when reading this collection?
What do you think a collection like this hopes to achieve, and does it succeed in that?
Would you recommend this book? And to who?
Is there anything you wish the author Kayo could have touched on more? Was there anything missing from the work for you?
Final thoughts?