November was a great month; even though I didn’t post as much as I should have, but it’s not all about quantity, is it? I didn’t get to go to Ake Festival 2016, which was disappointing but ended up being okay. Everything does happen for a reason. One thing I still haven’t brought myself to do yet is go for literary events, God help me!! I really want to (honestly…), it’s just I live way out in the boondocks and when I think about heading into Lagos traffic… I literally lose all motivation.
This blog is roughly 8 months old now. Can you believe it? This time last year I didn’t even know what WordPress was. Now, I wouldn’t give this blog up for anything and it’s all because of you; my faithful readers and commenters. You are amazing!! Thank you for sticking with me. We still have a way to go too, and I’m so excited about the future of this platform.
I reviewed only 4 books this month, basically one for each week.
- The Chibok girls by Helon Habila, which will be officially released by Columbia Global Reports on the 5th of December. So keep an eye out for that.
- Swing Time by Zadie Smith, which was a bit of a let-down after all the great things I have heard about Zadie Smith’s books. I haven’t given up on her though. Which of her books would you say is THE masterpiece?
- Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, which was easily the best book I read in November.
- A Conspiracy of Ravens by Othuke Ominiabohs, which I did not finish for various reasons stated in my review.
There was no book haul per se this month, since I was intent on working my way through my unread books. However, I got a couple of review copies I had requested for months ago.
- The Leavers by Lisa Ko
- The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang
I also got a copy of the juiciest book in Nigeria right now: On Becoming by Toke Makinwa, this was a thoughtful gift from my favourite blogger. It was a short read and my review will be up today.
So, that’s it, in a nutshell. November 2016 on Naijabookworm; I had a great time and I wish you all a beautiful December. If you don’t already, follow me on Instagram at @naijabookworm_ . That is my primary base after this blog and I truly enjoy engaging with like-minded people.
Happy New Month!!
4 Comments
Aish I wish I was your neighbour or something! I need these books ??
Lol!! The Lord will do it.
I’m coming to Lagos ending of December. We def have to meet up please.
Thank you for letting us the world through your eyes