People think being a writer is all cozy coffee mornings, pretty notebooks, and waiting for inspiration to strike.
What they don't see:
📌 The 37 tabs open for research
📌 The sentence you rewrite 12x
📌 The deadline staring into your soul
📌 Your weird browser search history.
The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe follows the story of Nani and her travails at the hands of Ephraim; her husband - a charismatic but devious man who uses religion to manipulate and abuse her. This story has heavy themes—grief, patriarchal oppression, etc.
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WHO DROVE NEARLY ALL LAGOS MEN MAD? By Ugochukwu Ugonna.
So, Damilare Kuku wrote "Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad" and Ugochukwu responded with a book of his own.
Why did I read it? I wanted to know what Ugochukwu had to say in response. I'd give it a 6/10 rating.
No one is leaving here alive. So stop treating yourself like an afterthought...
Eat well. Travel. Take risks. Dance in the rain. Be shameless. Love fiercely. Enjoy nature. Spend time with those who matter. Sleep all you want. Take care of your health. Treat yourself.
The Tiny Things Are Heavier by Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo.
This book follows a young woman who travels to the US for her graduate studies weeks after her brother attempts suicide. She navigates through loneliness, culture clash, love, mistakes, and guilt. I highly recommend it.
Books I've read so far this month - July 2025 📚
1. Queen move
2. Notes on grief
3. Nearly all the men in Lagos are mad
4. This book betrays my brother
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