Author: <span>Oyindamola Shoola</span>

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‘AT WAR WITH LOVE’ BREAK’S CULTURAL BOUNDARIES CONCERNING WOMEN WITHOUT SHAME

Oyindamola ShoolaSeptember 4, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: At War With Love GENRE: Poetry AUTHOR: Christtie Jay PUBLISHER: Createspace YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES: 204 ISBN: 978-1973791195 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola I admire how many young...

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CHIMAMANDA DIMINISHES GENDER ROLES IN ‘TO DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaApril 20, 2017August 3, 2020

This is a feminist book about marriage, parenthood and how to raise a female child. Chimamanda makes it clear that there is no argument, no ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ to what a...

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LUVVIE’S ‘I’M JUDGING YOU’ IS A HUMOROUS GUIDE AGAINST IGNORANCE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 23, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: I’M JUDGING YOU AUTHOR: LUVVIE AJAYI GENRE: Op-Ed NUMBER OF PAGES: 256 PUBLISHER: Holt Paperbacks DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 13, 2016 ISBN: 978-1627796064 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola If more books...

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‘FUNNY MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED’ IS ANOTHER GAME CHANGER FROM TOLU AKINYEMI — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 23, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: FUNNY MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED AUTHOR: TOLU AKINYEMI GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 159 PUBLISHER: Heart of Words UK DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 9, 2017 ISBN: 978-9785359763 REVIEWER: Shoola...

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PYROKARDIA’S ‘BROKEN WISHBONES & EMPTY SPACES’ UNRAVELS THE MELANCHOLY IN LOVE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 23, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: BROKEN WISHBONES & EMPTY SPACES AUTHOR: PYROKARDIA (OGUNFOWODU OLUFEMI) GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: PUBLISHER: CreateSpace DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 22, 2017 ISBN: 978-1539668152 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola It is...

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IN ‘QUESTIONS FOR ADA’, UMEBINYUO RECLAIMS WOMANHOOD WITH PRIDE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaFebruary 22, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: QUESTIONS FOR ADA AUTHOR: IJEOMA UMEBINYUO GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 248 PUBLISHER: CreateSpace DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 7, 2015 ISBN: 978-1505984347 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola In QUESTIONS FOR ADA,...

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KELVIN OBARETI’S ‘EMOTIONS AND BELIEF’ IS DOWN TO EARTH, REALISTIC — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaJanuary 22, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: EMOTIONS AND BELIEF AUTHOR: KELVIN OBARETI GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 140 PUBLISHER: Lulu DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 18, 2016 ISBN: 978-1-4477-9872-9 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola KELVIN OBARETI’s EMOTIONS AND...

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‘SO LONG A LETTER’ SHOWS AFRICAN WOMEN DON’T NEED THE ‘FEMINIST’ TAG TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THEM — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaNovember 4, 2016August 3, 2020

TITLE: SO LONG A LETTER AUTHOR: MARIAMA BA TRANSLATOR: MODUPE BODE-THOMAS GENRE: Prose NUMBER OF PAGES: 96 PUBLISHER: Waveland Press, Inc. DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 21, 2012 (1st Edition) ISBN:...

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PYROKARDIA’S ‘A BEAUTIFUL MESS’ IS FILLED WITH GENUINE HUMAN EMOTIONS — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaNovember 4, 2016August 3, 2020

TITLE: A BEAUTIFUL MESS AUTHOR: PYROKARDIA (Ogunfowodu Obafemi) GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 140 PUBLISHER: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 28, 2016 ISBN: 978-1534749184 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola...

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ODIA OFEIMUN’S ‘THE POET LIED’ IS FOREVER RELEVANT — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

Oyindamola ShoolaNovember 3, 2016August 3, 2020

TITLE: THE POET LIED AUTHOR: ODIA OFEIMUN GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 110 PUBLISHER: Longman Group Limited UK DATE OF PUBLICATION: 1980 ISBN: 978-978-48735-3-6 REVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola [caption id="attachment_4337" align="alignleft"...

Author: Oyindamola Shoola

‘AT WAR WITH LOVE’ BREAK’S CULTURAL BOUNDARIES CONCERNING WOMEN WITHOUT SHAME

CHIMAMANDA DIMINISHES GENDER ROLES IN ‘TO DEAR IJEAWELE, OR A FEMINIST MANIFESTO IN FIFTEEN SUGGESTIONS’ — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

LUVVIE’S ‘I’M JUDGING YOU’ IS A HUMOROUS GUIDE AGAINST IGNORANCE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

‘FUNNY MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED’ IS ANOTHER GAME CHANGER FROM TOLU AKINYEMI — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

PYROKARDIA’S ‘BROKEN WISHBONES & EMPTY SPACES’ UNRAVELS THE MELANCHOLY IN LOVE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

IN ‘QUESTIONS FOR ADA’, UMEBINYUO RECLAIMS WOMANHOOD WITH PRIDE — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

KELVIN OBARETI’S ‘EMOTIONS AND BELIEF’ IS DOWN TO EARTH, REALISTIC — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

‘SO LONG A LETTER’ SHOWS AFRICAN WOMEN DON’T NEED THE ‘FEMINIST’ TAG TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THEM — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

PYROKARDIA’S ‘A BEAUTIFUL MESS’ IS FILLED WITH GENUINE HUMAN EMOTIONS — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

ODIA OFEIMUN’S ‘THE POET LIED’ IS FOREVER RELEVANT — a review by Shoola Oyindamola

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