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Feminism.
I’d like to use this book which is the printed version of Adichie’s eloquently argued essay at a TEDx talk event, as a jump start to what my opinions are on the subject of feminism.

The definition of feminism is subjective and dependent on how an individual perceives the concept thus its …

The novel’s title is an ironical expression of the story being told. ‘The joys of motherhood’ tell the story of Nnu Ego and her journey through motherhood. We first begin to read about the love story of Nnu Ego’s parents, Nwokocha Agbadi and Ona set during the pre-colonial era in Ibuza village. The love affair gave birth to Nnu-ego but also saw the death of …

‘Night dancer’ is a refreshing read. It is the story of how a young university graduate, Ezi, tries to conceive a child for her husband. Her failure to conceive on time turned her mother-in-law against her. As it is commonly known, in Igbo land, a woman’s place is sealed in her husband’s house if she has at least a male …

The novel ‘Measuring Time’ is a captivating novel that takes the reader’s imagination into the rural life of the people of Keti Village. It focuses on the lives of twins Mamo and Lamamo and how they come into their adulthood. Themes such as history, religion, politics, love, sickle cell anemia, colonialism, and military power are aptly portrayed as the author …

This novel took me a whole day to read and about three days to marinate and assimilate. I needed to mentality store the taste and feeling of adventure that this book awoke in me. It was that interesting. I was pleasantly introduced to this author by this novel. It’s the first novel she has authored that I have read . …

Listen, I devoured this book in four hours! As soon as I saw this book in the bookshop, I grabbed it without hesitancy because I’m very familiar with some of the author’s work.

‘Afonja’ is a tale that is set in the historical old Oyo Empire. When I begun to read, the first three pages of …