Keno Reviews “TRAUMA” By Adekola Temitayo.
PS- this author has been interviewed on this blog. You can check out the interview here!
Book Title: Trauma
Author: Adekola Temitayo.
Published: 2021
My Rating: 4.72/5.0.⭐️ A simple, short story with themes like Dyslexia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Mental Health and some Traditional & Cultural Misconceptions, particularly of the Yoruba Tribe (I RECOMMEND!)
Imagine being deeply cut ON YOUR FACE several times with a special blade as a child. No, don’t think of just the pain, think of the fact that you will have to live with these marks forever. You have no choice…. The marks will always be something that defines you.
And all this is because of a misconception. Do you feel outraged just imagining it?….. (continue reading)
Keno Reviews “THE NIGHT AND ITS TALES” By Onwuneme Miracle.
Book Title: The Night And Its Tales.
Author: Onwuneme Yahwedalu Miracle.
Published: 2022
My Rating: 4.92/5.0.⭐️ A beautifully complicated coming-of-age tale with themes of Romance, Family, Friendship, Religion and Mystery. (I RECOMMEND!)
PS- this author has been interviewed on this blog. You can check out the interview here!.
Here’s a book I could NOT wait to review, even while I was reading it. It’s rare to find a book that makes you feel so seen/understood and so I felt glad, excited to…..(continue reading).
Keno Reviews “PURPLE HIBISCUS” By Adichie Chimamanda.
Book Title: Purple Hibiscus.
Author: Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi.
Published: 2003 (1st edition)
My Rating: 4.95/5.0. A heartbreakingly original novel on Family, Marriage, Trauma, The Nigerian Military Regimes, Religion and many more(I RECOMMEND!)
I first read Purple Hibiscus about 9-10 years ago….. I reread it recently and I will probably reread it in the nearby future.
I’ve found that Purple Hibiscus is a novel that just keeps giving and for me, it never…..(continue reading)
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3 Lessons I Picked From “THE SHACK” By William P. Young.
Book Title: The Shack.
Author: William Paul Young.
Published: 2007
My Rating: 4.8/5.0⭐️ I don’t have easy words at hand to describe this book but I ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND IT!
Book Blurb (Summary): This book is actually about Mackenzie Allen Philips (the main character), whose six years old daughter, Missy, was kidnapped during a family vacation and evidence that she was brutally murdered by a serial killer was found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend……(continue reading)
Keno Reviews “WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS” By Adichie Chimamanda.
Book Title: We Should All Be Feminists.
Author: Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi.
Published: 2014.
My Rating: 4.5/5.0. A short, warm and interesting essay on Feminism. Easy to digest. (I RECOMMEND!).
Before reading “We Should All Be Feminists”, I had never really given much thought to actively supporting feminism or being a feminist……(continue reading)
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