It’s quite impressive how Nigerian authors are breaking stereotypes. Bars are being raised and imaginations are being stretched. No longer do we have authors recycling the same old stories. A Cluster of Petals is one book that was totally refreshing to read. For a second there, I wanted to chastise the author for their writing […]
Oluwaseyi Adebola Goes All Out For A ‘Cluster Of Petals’ And I’m Here For It
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This Is Not An Exaggeration, The Land That Shivers Is A Literary Masterpiece – A Review
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It has been a while since I last read a book that captivated me so much that I couldn’t put it down until I read the very last page. Ebele Ufondu’s The Land that Shivers did that! It is a literary masterpiece by many standards, and I am neither exaggerating nor being patronizing when I […]
A Review OF ‘Future Governance…’ By Okey Uzoechina
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Having carefully read, page-by-page, Future Governance: The Internet Vulnerability, Social Change, and State-society Relationship in Nigeria (hereinafter referred to as Future Governance), I come to the unambiguous conclusion that this is a very educative, well-researched, and well-written book, which makes a fantastic reference material on the subject of governance and its many aspects. This is […]
Review Of ‘Cascades: 20 Poems For 20 Years’ By Okey Uzoechina
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Deep, powerful, and reflective are the adjectives I use to describe Cascades – a collection of 20 poems written by Okey Uzoechina over 20 years. Okey’s poems are really rich in meaning, and they speak of a mind that is deep thinking and liberal. Being a well-traveled man, Okey’s poems reflect his experiences from his […]
Faith Leads the Search for Love in Ufuomaee’s The Naive Wife: Rachel’s Choice
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Rachel Eden is a thirty-two-year-old spinster who is steadfast in her Christian faith and praying for the spirit to lead her to her ‘Mr. Right’. The story begins gradually and drags the reader into the complicated world of Rachael – from being a ‘step’ to a mother and siblings who didn’t know she existed until her […]
A Review of “She Smiled” by Joan Hephzibah
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She Smiled by Joan Hephzibah is one book that had the “AH-effect” on me. Several times I kept swearing that I would shoot the next guy that I came across in the book. My exclamations ranged from “Haba!” to “Kilode!” to “Nawa o!” all indigenously supporting the motion that the main character, Chloe truly needs therapy. The scene opens with Chloe looking ghostly with […]
Ever Wondered What Goes Down at a Book Party?
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Although the general misconception is that writers and book lovers are boring people, the CORA-The Nigeria Prize for Literature Book Party 2019 is proof of how untrue that is. On the 28th of July, 2019, Shell Hall at The MUSON Centre, Lagos was packed with guests who had come to spend an afternoon with the […]