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J. Dixon

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Transports you to the hot and humid streets of Lagos

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 15-12-24

An essay on race, a love story, coming of age, so many things. Beautifully written, transports you to another world - the lived experiences of black Africans in the UK, US and then back home. Funny poignant and engaging throughout

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Bit predictable but sweet

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-12-24

A pleasant read, a little formulaic but entertaining with nice characters. Very lighthearted and uplifting

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Indescribably boring

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Reviewed: 16-11-24

Zero plot, tried to keep going as I hate giving up on books but there was nothing in this to hold my attention

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Entertaining but some loose plot ends

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Reviewed: 13-11-24

Pacey and with some good characters but there are some glaring errors and the ending feels clunky

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A beautiful quirky story

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Reviewed: 08-11-24

I loved every minute of this book. So completely different from everything I’ve read in ages. Poignant but never sickly

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Another gritty but brilliant novel

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Reviewed: 21-09-24

Set in the lowest parts of the underbelly of society. Tragic but hopeful, the characters are brilliant and the plot pacey

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A disappointing sequel

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Reviewed: 21-09-24

There was just way to much focus on the dark inner dialogue of the characters to the point where it simply became boring. Plot lines were confusing and some seemed to lead nowhere. Really disappointing follow up to the first book

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Utterly brilliant

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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 21-09-24

The four stories are so incredibly well done. Brilliant characters, changing view points, multidimensional. I was hooked from the very beginning

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Great storytelling

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Reviewed: 17-07-24

More a series of interconnected stories but it works beautifully. The story of the painter grates a bit but otherwise a fantastic book

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A very detailed account

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Reviewed: 16-06-24

Very detailed and exhaustive account of the life of Alexander. As this is an academic approach it can be a bit dry at times

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