Book-Reviews

Title: 29, Single & Nigerian Author: Naijasinglegirl, Naijasinglegirl Publisher: Harmony Publishing Pages: 0 Date Read: 10 April 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a book you want to read to gain an insight into the existential realities of Nigeria’s struggling middle class. 29, Single and Nigerian was written with a beautiful sense of urgency that many African novels lack. I loved the way the author did not bore the reader with needless pages of prose. Given how concise the book was, I kid you not when I say that one sentence less could have rendered this book incomplete. The only explanation for this brilliance is that the author had a character limit - one that ended with the very last period. And oh! It was very easy on the eyes; almost to a fault. ...

Title: The Wedding of Zein Author: Salih, Tayeb Publisher: New York Review Books Pages: 120 Date Read: 06 April 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐ Lacked urgency. Especially the third story.

Title: The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid’s Tale, #1) Author: Atwood, Margaret Publisher: Anchor Books Pages: 311 Date Read: 29 March 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐ Started out slowly, picked up in-between. A decent read.

Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Author: Lee, Harper Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Pages: 323 Date Read: 15 March 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐ If on Goodreads, STARS reperesented stars, and MOONS represented negative stars, i would rate this book 5 MOONS! Save for a few paragraphs, yes paragraphs, this book was a complete waste of my time.

Title: Resisting the Tycoon’s Seduction (The Berutelli Escape, #1) Author: Lennox, Elizabeth Publisher: nan Pages: N/A Date Read: 28 February 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐ Mediocre.

Title: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Author: Manson, Mark Publisher: Harper Pages: 212 Date Read: 26 February 2018 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Blunt. Barefaced. Brilliant.

Title: The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence Author: Becker, Gavin de Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pages: 352 Date Read: 19 February 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautifully written. Highly recommended!

Title: Ghana Must Go Author: Selasi, Taiye Publisher: Penguin Press Pages: 336 Date Read: 06 February 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐ An overkill. Had pages of good prose but was overall a very difficult story to read.

Title: Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Author: Brown, Dan Publisher: Pocket Books Pages: 736 Date Read: 02 February 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ We know of Dan Brown’s template but the wonder here is how he manages to infuse a lot of information and twists in the story. A good read. And i definitely need to go to Rome. So much to see .

Title: Animal Farm Author: Orwell, George Publisher: Plume Pages: 129 Date Read: 28 January 2018 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Glad i read this book the day i did. Glad that day was today.