‘People who know loss know this : there‘s nothing harder to let go of than an already-gone thing‘
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‘People who know loss know this : there‘s nothing harder to let go of than an already-gone thing‘
pickJagua traveled to Lagos in her youth to make it in the big city. When we meet her in her 40s things haven‘t gone as planned, she‘s meeting men at Tropicana in exchange for many and at the same time she has a relationship with a 20 yr younger man. And then things take a turn.
And that cover, it‘s eye catching
pickAfter reading so many great reviews of this, expectations were high, and especially in the first part, met. Wole Soyinka has a light way of deep storytelling, combining poetic elements and real street talk, that I really enjoyed.
pickA Nigerian man + his American artist wife are staying in Berlin for her exhibition. Over the course of several encounters, he meets refugees who tell him their story of having to escape their homes. These are heartbreaking tales that humanise the refugee experience, parents and children who have lost their partners/siblings, routine brutality and prejudice, terror of escape, and loss of home. I found this book compelling and very moving ⬇️
https://youtu.be/lDu_cUSDY44?si=5xJvd9v4dAGN4U9K
A playlist of all episodes in the Bite-sized Book Chat series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf
Chat #1: with Freddie from Malaysia
The Concubine by Elechi Amadi
Chat #2: with Christie from New Brunswick
Christie‘s blog: https://theludicreader.com
@TheLudicReader
Zennor In Darkness by Helen Dunmore
pickI appreciated this story, but I think it would have been better for me in print to help clarify the names. It also seemed the main storyline took a long time to develop and then was resolved more quickly than I expected.
#1001books #audiobook
https://youtu.be/ldG3BiWiVdw
A playlist of all episodes in the Bite-sized Book Chat series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf
Chat #1: with Nnaemeka from Nigeria
@emmyizyc
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde
Miracles like this happened all the time: people getting up from their wheelchairs and breaking into a run; people opening their eyes for the first time in their lives and telling you the color of anything. Even comedians joked about it, but it never occurred to people to second-guess, to think of it as an industry, a second Nollywood growing.
"I hope it's good where you are. Quiet. I hope no one makes you sing hosanna non stop in a white gown, or I'll have to come fight them-I know how much you hate wearing white, and more than anything, how much you can't even stand congregations. I imagine you'd only ever accept that invitation if they let you make your own outfit, stay quiet and read books all day in your mansion."
?Does your vision of an afterlife include books?
