Book-Reviews

Title: Milk and honey Author: Kaur, Rupi Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub Pages: 204 Date Read: 21 May 2019 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. Rupi introduced us to a kind of poetry that shoots straight for your heart, the kind that is not held down by complex language. Happy I read the softcopy of the book though; for I might have had a bigger problem with the number of trees that were used for nothing but whitespaces in the book. ...

Title: Outliers: The Story of Success Author: Gladwell, Malcolm Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: 309 Date Read: 03 May 2019 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In this book, Gladwell argues that there is a lot more to success than individual hardwork. He challenges our conventional methods of judging success solely on the basis of personal traits. A beautifully written work that upended the way I previously thought about success. ...

Title: The Prophet Author: Gibran, Kahlil Publisher: Rupa & Co Pages: 127 Date Read: 26 April 2019 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beautiful work of words. Of poetry. Of art. Kahlil Gibran, God rest his soul, is a god.

Title: Norse Mythology Author: Gaiman, Neil Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 301 Date Read: 25 April 2019 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐ Sadly, the content of this book did not live up to the beauty of its cover. The story could have been so much better but the limitations of the author got in the way and truncated what could have been a mythical masterpiece ...

Title: Omerta (The Godfather) Author: Puzo, Mario Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 369 Date Read: 19 April 2019 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely no one does it like Puzo. –Ajibola (April 2019)

Title: The African Child Author: Laye, Camara Publisher: Longman Pages: 159 Date Read: 01 April 2019 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An innocent read about the author’s childhood. A good read.

Title: Mayflower: The Story of a School Author: Solarin, Tai Publisher: John West Publications Pages: 116 Date Read: 12 March 2019 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dr Tai Solarin, the co-founder of one of the most prestigious schools in South-Western Nigeria, Mayflower School, gives a first-hand account of the events and struggles that took place before and a few years after the birth of Mayflower School in January 1956. ...

Title: The Smart Money Woman Author: Ugwu, Arese Publisher: Matador Pages: 224 Date Read: 22 February 2019 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A well written book that explores the rudiments of investment through the eye of an upper-middle class woman and her close friends. That said, I had a problem with the blatant manner in which products and brands were placed throughout the book. In a twisted way, it began to feel as though the author was trying to acknowledge her many investors and well wishers; this is why this book does not get my perfect score of 5. ...

Title: Chess Story Author: Zweig, Stefan Publisher: NYRB Classics Pages: 104 Date Read: 15 February 2019 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have only ever lost sleep over 2 books. Ever. This book is one of them. This book. It was war. It was torture. It was historical fiction. It was chess. It was beauty. I loved every sentence. Brilliant

Title: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Author: Noah, Trevor Publisher: Doubleday Canada Pages: 289 Date Read: 14 February 2019 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They say it takes a meal to get to know a man. I say it takes an autobiography