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DAMI SKILLFULLY CONVEYS MEANINGS IN “A WOMAN’S BODY IS A COUNTRY”

Oyindamola ShoolaNovember 6, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: A WOMAN’S BODY IS A COUNTRY AUTHOR: Dami Ajayi GENRE: Poetry NUMBER OF PAGES: 69 PUBLISHER: Ouida Books DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 ISBN: 978-97896283919 PREVIEWER: Shoola Oyindamola Prior to reading A Woman’s Body is...

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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON’S DEVIL’S PAWN (AN UNPUBLISHED PROSE FICTION)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 29, 2017July 23, 2022

The novel [Devil’s Pawn] evinces excellence in its precise and moving descriptive adequacy. And there is no doubt that the subject matter of revenge it treats is reminiscent of known literary traditions in English, Spanish, and African literary traditions.

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REVIEW: EGBOKARE’S ‘DAZZLING MIRAGE’ SUCCESSFULLY USED LITERATURE AS A VEHICLE TO DISCUSS GENOTYPE COMPATIBILITY AND SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Eugene YakubuOctober 13, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: Dazzling Mirage Author: Olayinka Abimbola Egbokhare Genre: Prose Fiction Number of Pages: 159 Publishers: Words Rhymes & Rhythm Year of Publication: 2017 ISBN: 978-978-961-653-4 Reviewer: Eugene Yakubu Contemporary literary...

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REVIEW: ‘BOLD’ AMERICANAH NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS FOR AFRICAN MIGRANTS’ VILE MEANS OF SURVIVAL IN AMERICA

Eugene YakubuSeptember 25, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: Americanah Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre: Prose Fiction Publisher: Farafina Year of Publication: 2013 ISBN: 978- 978-51084-3-9 No. of Pages: 477 Reviewer: Eugene Yakubu Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an...

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REVIEW: ‘CARICATURE OF COLORS’ TRANSCENDS INTO THE HUES OF HUMANITY AND GROWTH

Oyindamola ShoolaSeptember 18, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: Caricature of Colors GENRE: Poetry AUTHOR: Olanrewaju Oranyeli PUBLISHER: CreateSpace YEAR OF PUBLICATION: August, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES: 136 ISBN: 978-1546444114 REVIEWER: Oyindamola Shoola "Olanrewaju has penned words that authenticate...

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REVIEW: ACHEBE’S ‘THERE WAS A COUNTRY’ IS A MUST-READ NARRATIVE OF THE BIAFRAN STORY

Eugene YakubuSeptember 13, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: There Was a Country Author: Chinua Achebe Genre: Memoir, Historical Narrative Publisher: Penguin Year of Publication: 2012 Number of Pages: 352 ISBN: 978- 1- 846-14792-0 Reviewer: Eugene Yakubu One notable...

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REVIEW: IN ‘TO BEE A HONEY’, OYINDAMOLA BECOMES A SINGER OF SWEET TUNES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 13, 2017August 3, 2020

Title: TO BEE A HONEY Genre: Poetry Author: Oyindamola Publisher: Createspace Year of Publication: 2017 Number of Pages: 94 ISBN: 978-1542954174 Reviewer: Kehinde Badiru As she opens what would become a soothing performance in our heart(s) as...

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REVIEW: TONI KAN’S MASTERPIECE ‘THE CARNIVOROUS CITY’ IS A STORY OF HUMAN STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL

Adedayo VictorSeptember 12, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: The Carnivorous City AUTHOR: Toni Kan GENRE: Autobiography, Motivational PUBLISHER: Cassava Republic Press YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES: 241 ISBN: 1911115243 (10), 978-1911115243 (13) REVIEWER: Victor Adedayo...

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BASHIRAT’S ‘FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE’ IS AN ARCHIVE OF PAINS, LOSES, A GUIDEBOOK TO SURVIVAL

Joseph OmotayoSeptember 6, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE AUTHOR: Bashirat Abdulwahab GENRE: Autobiography, Motivational PUBLISHER: Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES: 81 ISBN: 978-978-961-999-3 REVIEWER: Joseph Omotayo...

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METICULOUSLY WRITTEN ‘PRISONS OF OUR REALM’ IS ‘A GIFT TO ISLAM’ THAT HAS ‘SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE’

Joseph OmotayoSeptember 6, 2017August 3, 2020

TITLE: PRISONS of OUR REALM AUTHOR: Rahmer Mustapha Goni GENRE: Non-fiction, Religious Motivational PUBLISHER: Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES: 84 ISBN: 978-978-54741-9-0 REVIEWER:...

Category: BOOK REVIEWS

DAMI SKILLFULLY CONVEYS MEANINGS IN “A WOMAN’S BODY IS A COUNTRY”

A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON’S DEVIL’S PAWN (AN UNPUBLISHED PROSE FICTION)

REVIEW: EGBOKARE’S ‘DAZZLING MIRAGE’ SUCCESSFULLY USED LITERATURE AS A VEHICLE TO DISCUSS GENOTYPE COMPATIBILITY AND SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

REVIEW: ‘BOLD’ AMERICANAH NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS FOR AFRICAN MIGRANTS’ VILE MEANS OF SURVIVAL IN AMERICA

REVIEW: ‘CARICATURE OF COLORS’ TRANSCENDS INTO THE HUES OF HUMANITY AND GROWTH

REVIEW: ACHEBE’S ‘THERE WAS A COUNTRY’ IS A MUST-READ NARRATIVE OF THE BIAFRAN STORY

REVIEW: IN ‘TO BEE A HONEY’, OYINDAMOLA BECOMES A SINGER OF SWEET TUNES

REVIEW: TONI KAN’S MASTERPIECE ‘THE CARNIVOROUS CITY’ IS A STORY OF HUMAN STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL

BASHIRAT’S ‘FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE’ IS AN ARCHIVE OF PAINS, LOSES, A GUIDEBOOK TO SURVIVAL

METICULOUSLY WRITTEN ‘PRISONS OF OUR REALM’ IS ‘A GIFT TO ISLAM’ THAT HAS ‘SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE’

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