My own definition of a feminist is a man or a woman who says, ‘Yes, there’s a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it, we must do better.’All of us, women and men, must do better. Wow. What an amazing, quick read. As of very recently (a few years from now I would say) I have begun to i...
Although it drags a bit in the latter half, spending a little too much time on Blaine and the blog, this is overall a book that blends a rootable love story with a look at race and identity. And of course, love has a lot to do with identity - how we learn it, how we choose our partners, how we love ...
Although it drags a bit in the latter half, spending a little too much time on Blaine and the blog, this is overall a book that blends a rootable love story with a look at race and identity. And of course, love has a lot to do with identity - how we learn it, how we choose our partners, how we love ...
I have in the past struggled with the word feminist, struggled with identifying myself as one. It is a dirty word to much of the world. It means man-hater, lesbian, b!*¢#. Yet to be a feminist is none of those things, it simply means someone who fights for equality for both genders. Adichie has ex...
InspiringI have in the past struggled with the word feminist, struggled with identifying myself as one. It is a dirty word to much of the world. It means man-hater, lesbian, b!*¢#. Yet to be a feminist is none of those things, it simply means someone who fights for equality for both genders. Adichie...
Yes, indeed, agha ojoka - war is very ugly. Especially when the monsters win. I hope I never, ever see a body in motion without a head. I hope my nieces inherit a universe in which human beings are not tortured for daring to improve their minds. What a book! As a friend is fond of saying, one...
Triggers: death tw, violence tw, murder tw, depression tw, blood tw, rape tw Okay, so, this novel was good. However, I want to stress that a lot of things I listed as triggers are described in detail. So, caution. So, this isn't my first novel by this author, and I found out about through the o...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah is so full of ideas it's hard to know where to start. The story touches on race, identity, immigration, culture, language, money, class, prejudice, family, disappointment, and homecoming. Our two protagonists, Ifemelu and Obinze, are our eyes in Lagos, London, a...
I really don't know what to say about Purple Hibiscus. I'm left with an empty feeling after reading it. On the plus side, I liked how it delved into the culture of Nigeria, and I liked how the close of the novel was open-ended but full of hope.But, and this is a big but, the main reason I didn't par...
When Britain pulled out of their African colonies, they left behind them a host of problems that in many ways they had created. In Nigeria, they combined several tribes who lived along the Niger River into a single colony. Most populous among them were the Hausa in the north and the Igbo in the sout...
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