B.O.A.S Rating – 5/5 I saved the best for last! Americanah was the only remaining book by Chimamanda that I had not read. The book is longer than all her others and the story more intricate. We follow the lives of Ifem and Obinze from High school sweethearts, to University and then to the point…
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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – Snappy Review
B.O.A.S Rating – 4/5 This book made me feel. That’s how you tell a good book. I’m an African and save for the brief section in high school on post-colonial Nigeria, there wasn’t much I knew about Biafra’s bid for independence. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche introduces her readers, not just to the life of two sisters,…
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – Snappy Review
B.O.A.S Rating – 4/5 Purple Hibiscus was part endearing and part horrifying. Shy Kambili and her brother Jaja, grow up in the tyranny of their devout and wealth father, Papa. Their own mother is hapless to the situation and is as much a victim as they are. While adored, almost revered, by his community and…
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