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All posts tagged "african lit"
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3792reviewHIS MIDDLE NAME WAS NOT JESUS – NOVIOLET BULAWAYO
His middle name was not Jesus by NoViolet Bulawayo My rating: 5/5 cats WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT! this explanation/intro will be posted...
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1.0KreviewTHE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI – AKWAEKE EMEZI
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi My rating: 5/5 cats Freshwater was a very stylized bit of emotional brutality whose...
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1.0KreviewBLACK SUNDAY – TOLA ROTIMI ABRAHAM
Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham My rating: 3/5 cats I did not believe in love, in marital love, in righteous men...
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1.9KreviewWELCOME TO LAGOS – CHIBUNDU ONUZO
Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo My rating: 4/5 cats ”The only time something is wrong in Nigeria is when you’re caught.” i...
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2.1KreviewAMERICANAH – CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHI
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My rating: 4/5 cats this is basically what was going through my head for most of the...
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1.8KreviewHOMEGOING – YAA GYASI
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi My rating: 4/5 cats “We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets...
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2.1KreviewAND AFTER MANY DAYS – JOWHOR ILE
And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile My rating: 3/5 cats i was very glad to win this book through the firstreads...
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1.6KreviewTHE MALL – S.L. GREY
The Mall by S.L. Grey My rating: 4/5 cats i’m not sure what i can even say about this book except: fun...
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1.7KreviewLAGOON – NNEDI OKORAFOR
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor My rating: 3/5 cats this is a science fiction novel in which aliens descend upon lagos. i have...
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867reviewPHILIDA – ANDRE BRINK
Philida by André Brink My rating: 4/5 cats i have finally read an andre brink novel! hooray! and reading the afterword, it...
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1.8KreviewEVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME – SEFI ATTA
Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Atta My rating: 4/5 cats in my mind, because i am notoriously illiterate when it comes...
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398reviewTHE SEASONS OF BEENTO BLACKBIRD – AKOSUA BUSIA
The Seasons of Beento Blackbird by Akosua Busia My rating: 4/5 cats finally! a book that romanticizes male infidelity!! shhh ladies, in...