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Category: Africa

Nov 27 2017

Akata Warrior (Akata Witch #2) by Nnedi Okorafor

By Doreen Sheridan in Africa, Doreen, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
November 27, 2017

Definitely enjoyed this better than Akata Witch, especially since the magic is explained a step better than in AWitch. I really wish Nnedi Okorafor wasn’t so laser-focused on having the third-person narrative stay strictly from Sunny’s point of view, though. I felt like Akata Warrior missed out on so many cool dramatic scenes, particularly in …

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Oct 27 2017

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

By Doreen Sheridan in Africa, Doreen, Fiction, Religion, Young Adult
October 27, 2017

This was pretty terrific. Kambili is the daughter of Eugene, a Great Man: he’s a pillar of the community, and not just of the towns they shuttle between in a migration familiar to anyone who’s ever grown up middle class or better in a third-world country. He’s a big deal in Nigeria, a wealthy, self-made …