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Augustown by Kei Miller….A #ReadCaribbean Throwback

Augustown by Kei Miller is one of my favourite stories, I just love everything about it. I’m probably not even going to be able to do Kei Miller justice in this post because it’s been two years since I read it. Continue reading Augustown by Kei Miller….A #ReadCaribbean Throwback

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Lakiriboto Ayodele Olofintuade Queer Nigerian books book review
African Lit, Book Review

Lakiriboto by Ayodele Olofintuade Book Review: Queer, feminist revenge thriller set in Lagos

Just from the description of Ayodele Olofintuade’s Lakiriboto, I was already intrigued- Queer, feminist revenge thriller set in Lagos? I’m picking it up. The cover?? Obviously, I have picked it up Continue reading Lakiriboto by Ayodele Olofintuade Book Review: Queer, feminist revenge thriller set in Lagos

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Book Review, Memoir

Strangers On A Pier By Tash Aw Book Review

Strangers On A Pier is somewhere between Memoir and personal essays. Tash Aw takes up very few pages (91) to get straight what’s real for him- my favourite type of book. Continue reading Strangers On A Pier By Tash Aw Book Review

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book and coffee
Book Review, Fiction

Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimot Book Review

The stories depart from ideas of Hawaii as an idyllic paradise and instead focus on lasting impacts of colonisation on contemporary life for women. The balance of myth and cold realism make for surreal reading.  Continue reading Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimot Book Review

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Passing and vanishing half books
Book Review, Fiction

Passing by Nella Larsen x The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett: A book pair

During the beginnings of Social Distance life in 2020, I ordered The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. I wanted to read my copy of Nella Larsen’s Passing first Continue reading Passing by Nella Larsen x The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett: A book pair

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