It’s just opens your eyes further to the trauma women all over are going through. Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture Edited by Roxane Gay was a tough read, but was probably one the best books I read last year. I really identified with Asughara because of that need to just do what I want and damn the consequences
The multitude of identities working together sometimes and working singularly at times was definitely a treat for my mind. The book was insane to me and all I could think of when I was done was when are we getting the movie? I love a little dark humor, social commentary and witty sarcasm in books, and this book had all three.įreshwater by Akwaeke Emezi: I’ve been a huge fan of Akwaeke since I read Who is Like God, so whatever I expected with this book I got it and more.
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My most interesting reads from 2018 definitely are: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Before this I read Under The Udala Trees by Chinelo Okaparanta and I’ll be reading Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide by Elnathan John after. Moore and They Can’t Kill Us Till They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraquib. As she narrates her experience, you sort of start to paint the picture in your head and conjure up the exact situation without much effort.īesides Hunger I’m reading No Ashes in the Fire by Darnell L. She’s very particular about not wanting pity from her reader. Roxane Gay tells the hardest stories in the simplest way. This isn’t the first time I’m reading Roxane Gay I’ve read Bad Feminist, and in the collection of essays she uses personal experiences to critique social norms and cultural experiences. The way she talks about weight and the society together is splendid. And because the book is a memoir of sorts, one would expect some razzle dazzle to cover up the touchy moments in her life, but there’s none of that. To her there’s a story to tell, and instead of spinning a tale to elicit pity, she gets right to the point.
The one thing I like about Hunger is the matter of fact way Roxane Gay describes situations. One of the hosts mentioned how it was one of the haunting things she had read in a while, so I decided to look for it and read. I chose it because of the author and a podcast I listen to The Read.
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Memoir by Roxane Gay, and she tells different stories in it: from losing and gaining weight to using her weight as a security blanket after she got raped when she was twelve, and how to exist in a society that only sees you by the size you are presenting. I started reading Hunger in January 2019. Sadly, I’m not part of any book club, but I’m completely up to joining one. I read two or three books at a time, and I tend to set a goal to read at least four books a month. I usually buy from Patabah Bookshop and The Booksellers, and on the rare occasion I don’t get what I want I order on amazon. I feel most comfortable lying on the floor with a book in my arms. From reading James and the Giant Peach and almost every Enid Blyton book I could lay my hand on, I’ve always just loved to read because it sort of takes you out of your reality and creates a new one where you can experience a totally new journey, feel different emotions, and enjoy a new world. I have an overactive imagination, and books have helped me create alternate realities in my head for years. I’ve been reading since I could remember. He’s a BellaNaijarian reading Roxane Gay‘s Hunger.
He tries to read different genres to get a feel of different characters and their emotions.
Nnamdi is “sort of” a writer who enjoys fiction but has been reading a lot of non-fiction he thinks are good. This is A BellaNaijarian Reading, where folks come to discuss the books their reading-why they’re reading it, what they love about it, and why you should read it, too.