Funke Adegbokiki, Author at Littafi

Series Review: Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

June 17, 2026 .

Netflix

I kept expecting to see Hercules Pirout or Miss Maple to show up, especially when the first detective came in acting like the oppo...

The Dopamine Detective: Why Solving a Mystery Is the Ultimate Brain Reward

January 16, 2026 .

Debates, mystery, Opinions

When you read a well-written thriller or mystery novel, do you get this feel-good emotion that encompasses your whole being and li...

The Midnight Library by Michael Haig

July 25, 2025 .

fiction

The Midnight Library doesn’t offer easy answers, but it does offer this: that life’s value isn’t being perfect but being present. ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

July 25, 2025 .

Book review, books

If you don’t mind reading about math, logic, and personal beliefs about the world, then The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nig...

We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders #1) by Richard Osman

July 17, 2025 .

Thriller

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman is everything a crime mystery should be: funny, easy to read, with no lag.

Convenience Store Woman by Sakara Muyata

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

July 10, 2025 .

Contemporary Fiction

Convenience Store Woman is an unusual love story between a woman and a store. Would I recommend it? Yes, if only to make you think...

The Death of Fairy Tales

July 20, 2025 .

Opinions

Fairy tales help spark children’s imagination and, from there, help build upon what will become the foundation for their cha...

Books vs Movies: Ben-Hur (2016)

July 20, 2025 .

Debates

I hereby rate Ben-Hur (the movie) one out of five stars; obviously, the book wins. No chariot race is needed to verify.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Carol Wallace

March 29, 2024 .

historicalfiction

Ben Hur reflected themes of betrayal, injustice, brutality, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot leading to love and co...

Book Review: Small by Small by Ike Anya

October 28, 2023 .

africanliterature

You know just how satisfying eating a bowl of your favorite meal is? Small by Small is exactly like that, leaving you quite conten...

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Movie Review)

September 29, 2023 .

I Wanna Dance With Somebody is a tribute to Whitney Houston, showing her at her best and worst and revealing just how much we miss...

Warrior of The Wind (The Nameless Republic #2) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

August 10, 2023 .

Fantasy

Another thing I enjoyed was discovering the origin of the name Nameless Republic. I chuckled and gave Suyi an invisible high-five....