Month: November 2023
I Am Because We Are By Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr
I’m not sure this review can do justice to how I feel about this book but I really want more people to add it to their tbr list and read it.
Winner of the 2022 Ako Caine Prize for African Writing Announced
What we liked about the story was the mystical office of the protagonist, who is both ostracised and yet holds the fate of her community in her hair
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
I have reread it for the 100th time since its release, and I still do not feel full… I very much recommend this book with all the gods in my village backing me!
Movie Review: The Sea Beast
The Sea Beasts is an entertaining movie. Easy to watch, funny in some parts, and appropriate to view with kids of most ages
Books vs Movies: Pachinko
The series tells both stories concurrently, showing the past and present. The story follows Sunja as a young child before her father’s death, her choices, and how she ends up in Japan.
Overcoming Reader’s Block
If you are like me, who doesn’t like leaving a book halfway, this might be hard, but darling, you have to dump it.
The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) by Tara Sim
One of my most beloved things in the book was the characters. They’re brave, petulant, criminal, and amusing.
Movie Review: Glamour Girls
This movie lacked depth. I doubt if the makers took time to even read through the storyline, because there was none whatsoever.
Ntsika Kota Wins The 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
This makes Ntsika Kota the second African to clinch this prestigious prize after over a decade (the first being the Kintu author, Jennifer Makumbi)