Ohhh
this book.
This
book was like a rollercoaster that went from the real and thought-provoking to
the dramatic, intriguing and slightly Nollywood movie-ish. It was an awesome page-turner.
The first line had me completely gripped. For me that’s rare, I usually get
into a book after the first 2 maybe 3 chapters when the author is done setting
the scene. But this one,naaa. I was on the train from Birmingham to Leeds
debating whether to read this book or listen to my iPod. I guess you know which
I picked.
The book
intrigued me for various reasons. We saw how two people of completely different
social standing saw each other’s worlds. We were in both their heads when the
hawker took the “aje butter, rich man
pikin” through Tejuosho market
and to a “mama put”. We were in both
their heads when the hawker saw how she treated the drivers and security guards
that her dad employed. We watched them scrutinise each other and rub off each
other just a little bit. Seeing the life
of the rich man pikin through the
eyes of the hawker and vice verse was
insightful and intriguing. We also saw
the makings of a relationship through the eyes of the guy and the girl
simultaneously, how rare is that; we saw a rather twisted and warped
father-daughter relationship; and the faux-friendship if that even describes it, through the eyes of the queen bee and her most loyal minion.
Naturally
after reading a book and enjoying it this much my next thought was “who wrote
this?” a question Google answered pretty well. This book was written by a
Nigerian undergrad. I was thoroughly impressed, particularly because I remember
when I was an undergrad, I can assure you that aside from studying and making
sure I got a good degree, I did nothing this productive or even remotely close.
Then I found this link and was even more impressed: http://www.thethoughtfox.co.uk/?p=6254.
She started writing this when she was 17. I mean wow, what were you doing when
you were 17?
I
enjoyed this book sooo much I wanted to talk about it with my usual friends who
generally tend to read the same books I read and we have very interesting
conversations discussing the characters, the plot, how we can relate, bla bla.
No it’s not geeky, it makes for good conversations, good laughs and a great
time. Unfortunately, I am the first to read this book and there was no-one I could
call and go “oooo my days”, “did you see that coming?” “If I
saw myself from the outside is that what I would see?” and so on. So I decided
to blog it. VOILA.
This
book was a good read. To the author, I hail you and look forward to your next
book.
Now
that’s out of my system, on to the next book. Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman by Ogo Akubue-Ogbata. See you in about
2-3weeks… no it doesn’t take me that long to read a book, but babes are busy
and it’s Easter.
BYYEE
Happy
Easter.
