Book Review: H1 2023
Book Review: H1 2023
1 July 2023
1 July 2023
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Wow! I can't believe the first half of 2023 is gone. I have decided to categorise and rate the books I have read in the first half of 2023. In retrospect, I should have done a short review after reading each book but let's assume I was enjoying the thrill of moving from one book to next rather than blame it on procrastination.
I hope one of these make it to your reading list.
Note: I employed a five-star rating scale, where 'half-star (✬)' represents the lowest rating and 'five-star (★★★★★)' represents the highest rating.
Laughed out Loud 😅
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad by Damilare Kuku ★★★★
Emotional rollercoaster 🥲
A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo ★★★★✬
As Long as the Lemon Tree Grow by Zoulfa Katouh ★★★★★
Maame by Jessica George ★★★★✬
The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde ★★★★
Couldn’t put it down (from the onset) 🤫
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurney ★★★★★
As Long as the Lemon Tree Grow by Zoulfa Katouh ★★★★★
The suspense... 😱
The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde ★★★★
Didn’t see that coming 😮
A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo ★★★★✬
The Concubine by Elechi Amadi ★★★★★
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin ★★★★
Not my cup of tea / genre 🙄
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan ★★★
Changed my perspective 🤔
As Long as the Lemon Tree Grow by Zoulfa Katouh ★★★★★
Atomic Habit by James Clear ★★★★★
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson ★★★★★
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries ★★★★★
Insightful 💡
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurney ★★★★★
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga ★★★★★
I Am Still With You by Emmanuel Iduma ★★★★
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson ★★★★★
Spare by Prince Harry ★★★✬
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries ★★★★★
Zero to One by Peter Thiel ★★★★✬
Writing style / book structure 🙌🏽
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan ★★★
The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde ★★★★
Trust by Hernan Diaz ★★★★★
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