Many millennials discovered their passion for books in different forms: a literature book, FOMO because all your friends were reading or just general curiosity, etc. Whatever reasons that made us love books were good enough.
In this article, I鈥檓 going to share some of my personal favourite books that were definitely some of yours too.
1. Koku Baboni 鈥 Kola Onadipe
I read this book when I was in Primary 5 and it鈥檚 one of the books that have stuck with me since then. It was part of the school curriculum but it was very well written for kids. Koku Baboni is a story about an abandoned boy who was rescued by an old lady and raised by her. I hope to get a copy and read it again. 10/10 book.聽
2. A Woman in Her Prime 鈥 Asare Konadu
I鈥檓 glad that books written by African authors have come a long way from being forced into school curriculums. But I鈥檓 also glad that this was included in mine back in the day (the day being 2010). This book made me know what a woman being in her prime really means to society. It touches on barrenness, the need to have children before your 鈥渢ime鈥 runs out and how much women sacrifice to have children of their own.
3. The Joys of Motherhood 鈥 Buchi Emecheta
The first time I read this book, I was too young to understand the intricacies of it, but I know I felt nothing but grief at the end. A young woman who had many children died on the road at the end of the book. The Joys of Motherhood conjured so many emotions in it: from rage, to hope, sadness, pity, exhaustion, more rage, etc. It鈥檚聽 What a life!
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4. The Concubine – Elechi Amadi
The concubine is about a woman whose husbands die after marrying her. The book touches on Igbo culture, tradition and the worship of gods amongst the eastern people of Nigeria. I don鈥檛 remember much about it, but I know it鈥檚 a book I should pick up to read again.聽
5. Purple Hibiscus 鈥 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus touches on several topics, but for me, it mostly opened my mind up to the complexities of fanaticism. Beyond its focus on religion, the book also focuses on life from childhood to teenagehood and family and societal impacts on young adults.聽
