Title: Stay with Me Author: Adébáyọ̀, Ayọ̀bámi Publisher: Knopf Pages: 260 Date Read: 24 January 2018 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perhaps the best thing about this book was how the author crafted a masterpiece out of a theme so simple; so mundane. Ayobami is in a class of her own. A thoroughly enjoyable read!
Title: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives Author: Shoneyin, Lola Publisher: William Morrow Pages: 280 Date Read: 23 January 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An easy read. A good read.
Title: The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) Author: Puzo, Mario Publisher: NAL Pages: 428 Date Read: 20 January 2018 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ what a book! Very rarely does one see a book that touches almost every aspect of the human experience. And rather interestingly, Mario Puzo delivered this without a single compromise on language. Not one.
Title: Honor Among Thieves Author: Archer, Jeffrey Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks Pages: 480 Date Read: 09 January 2018 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A bad Jeffrey Archer book simply does not exist.
Title: The Famished Road Author: Okri, Ben Publisher: Anchor Books Pages: 512 Date Read: 11 December 2017 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐ This rewiew will be in two parts: Part 1 In truth, this was a well written story. But a well written story without direction, excessive description and a prose devoid of general substance. This was 632 pages of Okri trying badly to chronicle every second of Azaro’s tiring life. Save for a host of brilliant metaphors, this book was colossal waste of time. ...
Title: The Girl on the Train Author: Hawkins, Paula Publisher: Riverhead Books Pages: 336 Date Read: 17 November 2017 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good story. Simple theme. Very real character development. Overall good read
Title: Who Fears Death Author: Okorafor, Nnedi Publisher: DAW Hardcover Pages: 386 Date Read: 08 November 2017 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐ In this book, Okorafor tells the story, in first person, of Onyesonwu, a child born of rape and magic in post-apocalyptic Africa. Written from Onye’s point of view, we journey with her as she deals with family, sorcery, death, friendship (or lack of), and her nemesis, Daib, who also doubled as her father. ...
Title: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Bradbury, Ray Publisher: DeBolsillo Pages: 158 Date Read: 30 October 2017 Bookshelves: read My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐ A immensely tedious book to read. It started with a bit of promise. But it did not take long before Bradbury began to screw things up. In fact, things got so bad that i had to assume the book was translated in a honest bid to absolve the author of a well-deserved blame for making me go through 158 pages of torture. The latter parts of the book was basically Bradbury trying so hard, with paragraphs of well-meaning quotes, to compensate for so much damage he effortlessly wreaked all-book-long. ...
Title: The Book Thief Author: Zusak, Markus Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 592 Date Read: 12 October 2017 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As at October, 2017, this is the best book i have ever read in my entire life
Title: The Forty Rules of Love Author: Shafak, Elif Publisher: Viking Pages: 354 Date Read: 23 August 2017 Bookshelves: read, favorites My Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved this book. A lot. Elif Shafak, without question, is a master writer