THE PLOT: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré is about a fourteen-year-old girl in Nigeria. The protagonist, Adunni, dreams of going to school but is trapped in her small village by poverty. After the death of her … Continue reading Review: The Girl with the Louding Voice
THE PLOT: The narrator returns to Lagos after living in the United States for several years. He is struck by the corruption in Nigeria and each chapter is a vignette of how corruption infiltrates every level. As he speaks with … Continue reading Review: Every Day Is For The Thief
THE PLOT: The Book of Echoes is narrated by a woman who died during the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the 1800’s. Since her murder she has wandered the earth looking for her children. She tells the story of her descendants starting … Continue reading Review: The Book of Echoes
*** 3.5 out of 5 stars! WHY I CHOSE IT: I read the first installment in Tomi Adeyemi’s trilogy about a year ago so this sequel was highly anticipated. Although I didn’t love the first book, the world Adeyemi created … Continue reading Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
**** (NO SPOILERS) WHY I CHOSE IT: I was so excited to order ‘The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney’. It has great reviews so I really wanted to check out this debut by British Nigerian author, Nzelu Okechukwu. THE PLOT: ‘The … Continue reading Review: The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney
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