I shivered, cried, stared into blank space, laughed out loud, closed my eyes in embarrassment, thought hard about life, wrote interesting pieces just because of Chimamanda Adichie’s Half Of A Yellow Sun. I had read another book by her, The Thing Around Your Neck which my lovely sister, Kemi reviewed here but I did not expect what … More Through Chimamanda Adichie I saw a side of the rising sun
If you ever read Sidney Sheldon then this book is right up your alley. Lots of conspiracies between characters for one common goal can be found in this book, of course one party has to get greedy and sell the other one out. … More FREEDOM BY OCTOBER BY ADEOYE ADETOBA
This is me Wanting you Wanting to jump into your arms Like a cat I want to move in delightful circles Until I find a comfortable spot Where I’ll stay in peaceful contentment This is me Wishing for you to be old Wishing that I was younger so it would make sense This is me … More JUMP
Meet me at the river Meet me at the riverWhere the azure of the sky is reflected in the face of the waters Meet me at the riverWhere the trees stand closeBowing their heads in the windWhispering like best friends at a wedding ceremony Exchanging notes on the beauty of the bride Meet me at the … More MEET ME AT THE RIVER
In the beginning Then When love meant you could lay down your life for your other We were the dream Your dream of the ideal and good Then Life was early morning walks to the stream For a refreshing bath in unpolluted waters Life was standing back with sweat dripping down your back As you … More MYTH
In this realm Of mental slavery Here Where minds are still held captive by The chains of patriarchy Freedom will stretch its hands In piety But no man will take it Because it serves them well To be considered gods When justice requests for equality It is not a demand for sameness But a cry … More THE PATRIARCHAL
This is the first book I am reading by this author and it happens to be her first book as well. I also got to know that she has a book called Girl with a Pearl Earring but only because I have heard of a movie by the very same name (which I have now … More THE VIRGIN BLUE-TRACY CHEVALIER
“…love, she discovered, was like anything else. It was a habit of the heart. You gave yourself to it, and then followed on day after day, tracing ever deeper the unchangeable track of emotions”, … More BOOK REVIEW-FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE BY NIALL WILLIAMS
I always crumble in tearsWhen you don’t understand meI thought liking someone, loving someoneBrings understanding along withDoesn’t love come with a manual on the person you want to love?You don’t understand meYet you want to love meI’m trying to teach you my languageThe language of my heartThis scarred heartSo that you can cradle it in … More DO YOU KNOW MY LOVE LANGUAGE?
The use of words, the imagery, the similes! This book came through for me in every way a book should. It was funny, interesting, unputdownable and it taught me some new lessons. I couldn’t have asked for a better start to my reading this year. … More I GOT STUCK ON “BRICK LANE”
These small pleasures remind me in those moments that life can be fun. So as I bob along on the oceans of life, whether it’s an ebb or a flow I hold on knowing that in a small moment in time, pleasure awaits. … More THE SMALL PLEASURES OF LIFE-THE FRENCH ART OF LIVING A GOOD LIFE
This silence is not tranquility It is the silence of a lamb This lamb has been led to the cross And her piercing screams have been ignored Again This silence is no balm for her soul She hears nothing Yet she sees everything They hear everything And say nothing This silence is … More THIS SILENCE IS NOT TRANQUILITY
