RAIN CAN NEVER KNOW by Michael Afenfia

I would also recommend this for people that love messy characters (believe me, I can’t count how many times I wanted to beat up some of them)

Annabelle Obie

Published on February 27, 2022

2 min read

This story, set in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, narrates the life of a young lady, Rain Tamuno, who, despite a traumatic childhood experience, beats all odds and becomes a successful woman. Now, as, a grown woman, she is faced with new challenges as the truth of her past and present unfolds.

Will Rain make the right choices??

My thoughts on this book have no structure, but I shall try my best for the sake of my audience. I must warn you if the themes of rape, cultism, and rituals trigger you, kindly know that this book is heavily themed on them.

This was an easy read because I honestly wanted to know badly what the verdict would be. To my surprise, I didn’t see the ending coming, which is a good thing( although my spirit doesn’t accept it, but we can’t always get what we want at the end).

From just reading this book, I feel like I have visited Yenagoa (one point to the author for that). On the topic of rape, the Tamuno family signifies what happens when you silence a rape victim (you are encouraging the rapist to have more victims).

DO NOT BE A RAPIST SYMPATHISER!!!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Edozie signify how gullible Africans can be when it comes to matters of the church or traditional worshippers, and how easy it is easy to siphon money from someone desperately in need of spiritual guidance (tuweh)

Okay, there is one thing I didn’t quite enjoy.

For starters, I cringed at some scenes because it felt too Western for me (it might be a me problem tho). It felt weird imagining an old babalawo in Jays and a hoodie saying ‘fuck the police‘

Then, (I am not sure if this was also a problem or not) the book felt like a typical African Magic Epic movie (which we complain about but still somehow find entertaining ), which means I still enjoyed the book sha.

I definitely recommend this for lovers of good Nollywood movies (God knows my mum will finish this in a day). I would also recommend this for people that love messy characters (believe me, I can’t count how many times I wanted to beat up some of them)

Written by Annabelle Obie

Annabelle has been a lover of reading from a tender age. She has an avid interest in African literature because through those books, she has visited various African countries. She has a hunger to learn about other cultures from reading and wants to share her reading experience with the world.