The Ones Before You by Joba Ojelabi
July 8, 2025 .
poetry
There are books that tug at your heart and refuse to let go. The Ones Before You by Joba Ojelabi is one of them.
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July 8, 2025 .
poetry
There are books that tug at your heart and refuse to let go. The Ones Before You by Joba Ojelabi is one of them.
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July 3, 2025 .
African Literature
Although I tried to find something wrong with Dream Count, I just couldn’t because this story was just so good.
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July 3, 2025 .
poetry
Do you know I’m not as strong as I say I am?When you don’t call,That’s when the tears fall.Can you tell I’m not as sane as you thi...
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July 2, 2025 .
Romance
The Return slightly deviates from the author’s themes of love and redemption, dwelling on human relationships and sense of d...
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July 1, 2025 .
Comics
Overall, Our Land succeeds in balancing humour, nostalgia, and Afro-fantasy. It entertains and reclaims local mythology in a moder...
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June 30, 2025 .
Romance
Counting Miracles leaves readers feeling grateful and is a ray of hope for the brokenhearted, and a reassurance to the faithful th...
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June 29, 2025 .
Romance
The health-related theme that this story touched on was powerfully delivered, and Dreamland is a better book for that reason. ...
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June 23, 2025 .
Comics
Ejiofor: The Warrior King delivers a visually arresting and ambitious start, though it occasionally buckles under its mythic scale...
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June 15, 2025 .
Fantasy
A virtually undroppable read, A Drop of Corruption had me hooked much like Arthur Shelby was on Tokyo, alcohol, and violence. ...
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June 12, 2025 .
As a writer, I learnt a lot from reading I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem. Style. Language usage. Clarity of voice.
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June 2, 2025 .
Abdulrazah Gurnah, East African Literature, Memory and Trauma
Saleh’s is the quiet of a man who has learnt to live with grief, while Latif’s is the restless isolation of someone who has never ...
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May 31, 2025 .
Fantasy
Overall, A Monsoon Rising was a solid comeback from the first book, especially in terms of characters and plot.
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