Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

A Novel in Interlocking Stories

De: Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Narrado por: Liz Femi, Korey Jackson

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All the things

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Happy, triumphant, moving, and sad all at the same time. Great listen, great read.

The descriptive language

I think that there needs to be more literary interweaving between the various stories. But, the individual stories were vivid depictions from the life of each character.

Perspective is Everything

I really enjoyed the interweaving stories and the craft of writing in this book. In Igbo land, a woman can marry another woman for children. It puts a spin on western ideas of gender and marriage and “ownership” - enslavement type of thing.

I felt the end - the afro futurism was one sided. America goes downhill while Nigeria becomes Wakandaish - I appreciate the author's creative license, and thank God for the exploration of possibilities, and seeing Nigeria as what it's potential has always held. However, for me, given the uproar in the country right now, it felt dissonant - I often lose hope about where we are headed. Yet, maybe that was exactly the job of this book!

I also had an issue of excluding hope from the US systems and hoarding it only for the African context - but my work prejudices my lens on this.

Really good job by the author. Complex writing and scene development. I cannot wait to read more from you. Thank God for brilliant minds like yours that get to shape the narrative of lives of those that live daily in Nigeria. Thank you for your service. Peace.

I enjoyed the stories

I enjoyed the stories . Quite nostalgic for me. I remembered my first day in school as a boarder.
The pronunciation of some words especially the Nigerian names , places was not appealing . It was almost distracting for me but because I was enjoying the stories I soldered on.
It was interesting to see that there was a time people relocated from the abroad to Nigeria. The reverse is the case today.
It touched on different aspects of life , the way of life of and societal issues like Police brutality. All in all a good book.

The illustration

Interesting and captivating book. I recommend reading it with friends and sharing thoughts. Also a good capture of the likely future.