I first heard of this writer when she was featured in the Sunday Nation magazine premium stuff so no link, some time last year. I was very impressed because it was the first article that took so much space in the said paper and did not contain useless phrases like ‘ so how do you manage to balance being wife, mother, full time worker blah blah. “or alternatively “is there a man in your life.” Duh...!
Anyway on to the book.
It is a beautiful simple story through the eyes of 15 year old Nigerian girl living under the wings of a tyrannical father. At the end of it all I hated her father with such a passion, his being a tithing, not to mention generous, Christian notwithstanding. The man did not even talk to his own father because the said father had not converted to Christianity! The things he does to his own family members in the name of Christianity are abominable to say the least.
The book is an easy read most readers will have something to relate to within the story be it the unbelievable amount of corruption, hypocrisy, growing up, a girl’s first crush (even if it is a priest), university strikes, womanhood, endless blackouts, military coups.
The cover is really pretty too though you must not judge a book by that only.I plan on reading more of her books and short stories.
Other writing by the same author
http://www.ulg.ac.be/facphl/uer/d-german/L3/cnaindex.html
Review by: prousette
8 comments:
Don't know what universe I've been living in, but I just heard about Chimamanda recently. I'm looking forward to reading her books.
Y'all we'd shuld panga some way of swapping books...well those of us who aren't in Sudan anyway, lol@Nusu!!
@GND: Call me ignorant...if it wasn't for prousette...Well, I'd nevva have known about this Chimamanda mathe...
Seems like a good book, hope to find it on amazon.
Hi all,
Am currently reading "Half of a yellow sun" by the same author- she is quite good- definitely one to look out for. am not a member of KBW so i wont post a review of the book, but may i recommend another young Nigerian writer Helen Oyeyemi's "The Icarus girl"
regards,
s
I will not read the review since I am reading the book. Unfortunately, I have been reading it for the past 4 months!! coz there is soo much else to do! I hope I will get round to finishing it. Anyway, I met her at a bookreading of Half a Yellow Sun, she is sublime. :)
I'm reading this book right now!
I loved this book as well as Half of a Yellow Sun!! Awesome and very well written. A treat to read.
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