A Broken People’s Playlist by Chimeka Garricks
February 27, 2022 .
abrokenpeoplesplaylist, chimekagarricks
The first thing that caught my attention was the author’s writing. I love his writing! He writes in a way that bonds with th...
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February 27, 2022 .
abrokenpeoplesplaylist, chimekagarricks
The first thing that caught my attention was the author’s writing. I love his writing! He writes in a way that bonds with th...
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February 25, 2022 .
africanlit, africanliterature, books, slavery, thehundredwellsofsalaga
Slavery, kingship, courage, patriarchy, domestic violence, education, and love were some of the themes covered in this novel. This...
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February 19, 2022 .
africanliterature, black, Book review, British Nigerian, lizziedamilolablackburn, Nigerian, Self growth, yinkawhereisyourhuzband
It was a light, easy, and mildly entertaining novel. The type of novel that you can read, be satisfied with and then absolutely fo...
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January 24, 2022 .
africanliterature, black, buchiemecheta, secondclasscitizen
One thing that hit me in this book was how the minds of the black people living in the UK at that time were conditioned. It was li...
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January 24, 2022 .
africanliterature, black, books, chimekagarricks
Love, cheating, heartbreak, domestic violence, family, police brutality were some of the themes covered in this collection of shor...
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January 24, 2022 .
chikaunigwe, nightdancer
A man sleeps with the maid and impregnates her, deceives the wife he claims to love, and this same wife, Ezi, is required to apolo...
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January 24, 2022 .
daughterswhowalkthispath, yejidekilanko
Why did I have to carry this shame like a second skin? And every day for a month after the incident, I would usually find myself w...
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January 25, 2022 .
jennifernansubugamakumbi, kintu
This book centers on contemporary issues like masculinity and the dangerous consequences of rage and improper decisions. It also t...
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January 14, 2022 .
africanliterature, mysistertheserialkiller, oyinkanbraithewaite
I loved the use of flashbacks; it flowed with the storytelling and bought shocking insights into why Ayo is that way.
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January 25, 2022 .
africanliterature, nanadarkoa, thesexlivesofafricanwomen
As an African woman, I have lived in shame, and shame has lived in me. I told myself I was keeping my virginity for my husband. I ...
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January 10, 2022 .
queer, speaknoevil, uzodinmaiweala
Niru is gay and cannot freely explore his queerness. Although he is in a country like America, the Africanness and religiosity in ...
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January 7, 2022 .
akwaekeemezi, queer, thedeathofvivekoji
We assume that people are either gay or lesbians, forgetting that the queer spectrum is broad and there are so many intersections....
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