Ibiene BidiaqueNov 29, 20211 min'Say You're One of Them' by Uwem AkpanAkpan creates a masterpiece out of this book, which is a compilation of five short stories that span the breadth of Africa; set in Kenya,...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 29, 20211 min'Born On A Tuesday' by Elnathan JohnIn his debut novel, John slays. A tragic and beautiful novel, Born on a Tuesday narrates, in first person, the story of Dantala, an...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 28, 20211 min'Swallow' by Sefi AttaIn Swallow, Sefi Atta tells the tale of Tolani Alao, a young woman who resides in Lagos in the 80s, grudgingly partaking in the hustle...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 25, 20211 min'News From Home' by Sefi AttaIn News from Home, Atta showcases what, to me, is her finest work. In the collection of ten short stories, we meet funny, engaging, some...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 24, 20211 min'A Bit of Difference' by Sefi AttaAtta's third novel (after Everything Good Will Come and Swallow) tells the tale of Deola Bello, an unmarried Nigerian woman dangerously...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 24, 20211 min‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ by Junot DíazThe Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was actually quite lengthy because Señor Díaz decided to, not only tell us about the overweight...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 23, 20211 min'A Man of the People' by Chinua AchebeThis book is hilarious and entertaining, depicting the life of a young teacher, Odili, who falls into romantic and political mishap when...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 22, 20212 min'The Sun Is Also A Star' by Nicola YoonThe Sun Is Also A Star tells the tragic (yes, tragic, because though it is the quintessential hopeless romantic’s novel, Yoon takes her...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 20, 20211 min'The Silence of the Lambs' by Thomas HarrisThe more I read Harris' work, the more I realise that he just might be (and I stand corrected) the father of psychological thriller. Have...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 19, 20211 min'Red Dragon' by Thomas HarrisThe first book I’ve read by the legendary Thomas Harris and I could not put it down. Our protagonist is Will Graham, a once-retired FBI...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 17, 20211 min'The Woman Next Door' by Yewande OmotosoThe Woman Next Door is brilliant and drenched in macabre. Two old women, one black and recently widowed, the other white and ignorantly...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 16, 20212 min'Emeka' by Fredrick ForsythEmeka is the biography of Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, general and leader of the nation of Biafra, written by English author, Fredrick Forsyth....
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 15, 20211 min'Holloway Falls' by Neil CrossCross' novel (the third I’ve read, after Captive and Luther) tells the story of three characters; Jack Shepherd, originally a family man...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 14, 20211 min‘Mr. In-Between’ by Neil CrossMr. In-Between is, so far, my least favourite book by Neil Cross. Not only was the content very dark (a lot of violence and gore) but...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 14, 20211 min'The Help' by Kathryn StockettThis novel is brilliantly written. Set in the 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi, it tells the tale of black women, who worked as maids for...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 13, 20211 min'The Church Builder' by A.L. ShieldsThis is the first A. L. Shields book I’ve read and Oh, boy! Picture a cross (for you series-buffs) between Scandal and Prison Break, but...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 13, 20211 min'Drown' by Junot DíazWhat can one say about Junot Díaz? Drown is the second body of work I've read by Díaz, after This Is How You Lose Her, which, dear...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 12, 20211 min'Foreign Gods Inc.' by Okey NdibeForeign Gods Inc. tells the tale of Ike, an over-educated middle-aged Nigerian man who drives a taxi in New York, loathes and adores...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 12, 20211 minShowdown by Ted DekkerThis is the second book I’ve read by Dekker, the first being Green. Showdown is set in a small mountain town, Paradise, in Colorado,...
Ibiene BidiaqueNov 12, 20211 min'Troubled Horizon & Other Stories' by Ann EsievoadjeTroubled Horizon & Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Nigerian author, Ann Esievoadje, for young adult readers. The five...