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A Man who is Not a Man By Thando Mgqolozana
Blurb : In South Africa, the controversial topic of botched traditional circumcisions has been very much in the news of late. A Man Who Is…
What type of Reader are you?
Have you ever wondered what type of reader you are? Are you a ravenous bookworm devouring everything in sight or a gourmet reader who savors…
BUTTER HONEY PIG BREAD BY FRANCESCA EKWUYASI
I was so intrigued by the title Butter Honey Pig Bread. I imagined that the focus was going to be largely on food. However that…
AN ACT OF DEFIANCE By Irene Sabatini
An Act of Defiance reminds me of a quote I read a while ago. It goes:- There is the solitude of suffering when you go…
A Broken People’s Playlist by Chimeka Garricks
“We have to choose if we want to live or die. Whatever we choose, let’s do it with our chest.” I have been staring at…
OGADINMA OR EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
I first read the blurb of this book from a link on twitter. I was immediately drawn to its contemporary feminist vibe. Asides from that…
GIRL WOMAN OTHER
“Be a person with Knowledge not just opinions…..” An excerpt from Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo At first, I was a bit skeptical to…
WOMEN AT WAR: A Review of The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
“These aren’t the days to pretend you’re only a wife or a sister or a mother”, she says. We’re are more than this – Who…
EKO FOR SHOW
A REVIEW OF THE BEAD COLLECTOR BY SEFI ATTA It’s 1976, six years after the Nigerian Civil War. We are at the center of it…