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“They were the minorities of this world whose only recourse was to join this universal orchestra, in which all there was to do was cry and wail.”

An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

August 30, 2020 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR12 BINGO: UnCannon BINGO: UnCannon, Nostalgia, Yellow, Happy, Repeat The description for the “UnCannon” category in CBR12 Bingo advises the reader to “Challenge yourself as much as you are able.” So while I could have picked up any book by a female author (of which there are many on my TBR list) to satisfy this category, I chose to read something by 34-year-old Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma. My husband read An Orchestra of Minorities last year and raved about it, so I decided now would […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Chigozie Obioma, KimMiE", literary fiction, magical realism, Nigerian author

KimMiE"'s CBR12 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Chigozie Obioma, KimMiE", literary fiction, magical realism, Nigerian author ·
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The unbearable like-likeness of the so-so book review

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

January 26, 2019 by Dusty Highway Leave a Comment

I used to be much more impulsive about buying books. I kept a short wishlist mostly just bought by mood and feel and sometimes even by cover art. I’d browse through my favorite authors for something I didn’t already have, look through the new and sale racks, and I ended up with a lot of great reading . . . and a fair amount of not-so-great, but I’ve learned I can’t be pleasantly surprised without taking any risks. I also ended up with a too-homogeneous […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: cbr11, crime, Fiction, My Sister the Serial Killer, Nigerian author, Oyinkan Braithwaite

Dusty Highway's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: cbr11, crime, Fiction, My Sister the Serial Killer, Nigerian author, Oyinkan Braithwaite ·
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