Category: African Literature

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February 16, 2023
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

The book holds me softly, cuddly, and I am glad I decided to read it when I did. I was totally blown away, and for this reason, I totally recommend it.

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February 8, 2023
The Teller of Secrets by Bisi Adjapon

The writing was very readable, with simple words and sentences that flowed easily.

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January 14, 2023
An Orchestra Of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

This is a beautifully written story, a love story, an odyssey, and ultimately a tragedy. An undeniable stunner.

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January 1, 2023
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

I know my heart races fast and constricts when it comes to Vagabonds! This book is activism in literary form.

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January 1, 2023
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

I have never read anything as honest and raw as this book. The emotions carried in this book are so real that readers can literally feel the characters' emotions.

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November 8, 2022
God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu

I highly recommend this book from the deepest part of my heart and soul, with my generation and gods backing me. This is a 5-star read and deserves all the flowers.

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November 3, 2022
The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukewe-Onuobia

Nwabulu keeps me up a lot; I think of her struggles and pain, I see her, I see her story, and I live all the women who have been emptied off through her.

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November 3, 2022
Afonja: The Rise (Oyo Empire Histories #1) by Tunde Leye

This book is rich in tradition and customs, from ritual suicide to honor killings and you'll get more than a glimpse into proper African society.

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October 19, 2022
Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John

It is necessary to know how... religious intolerance has taken squatter’s rights in Northern Nigeria and how our indifference to this will be our undoing.

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October 13, 2022
Daughters Who Walk This Path by Yejide Kilanko

Choked by the fear of shaming her parents, she sets boundaries but leaves certain overfamiliar frontiers unchecked.

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September 17, 2022
Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen

Many men still deem their families incomplete without a male child, and I cannot grasp the concept

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September 16, 2022
The House of Shells by Efua Traore

As usual, I have nothing but praise for Efua's writing. It's easy to read, and you're sure to stay glued to the story.

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