Reviews - Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad

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Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad

Damilare Kuku

4.0 AVERAGE

lozar's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I finally finished reading this and Damilare Kuku does a great job in bringing to life the characters in this debut offering. She does a great job in capturing how it is navigating Lagos, the stories of s*x and passion.She takes us through moments of disappointment and grief, choosing lovers who aren’t deserving of our loyalty. There’s also familiarity in the men she writes about, they can be found outside of Lagos. They can be found in our homes, community and we are some of these men.NEARLY ALL MEN ARE MAD

lufefe's review against another edition

3.25

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

seneca6891's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

blackwomanbooklover's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

mslelouch's review against another edition

2.0

2.89 stars. As a woman from Lagos, I have had my fair share of madness. This book relies solely on shock factor. It works but the writing didn't work for me. I sympathies, I relate but she should have worked on the writing more.

bahareads's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is one of the best short story collections I have ever read. Every story was so so good! They all fit and made sense in the grand scheme of the collection. The plot lines were diverse enough for me while staying on theme. I laughed, ALOT. I was mad. I shed a tear. Kuku has a wonderful writing voice that draws in readers and sucks them into the story, no matter how short. The different perspectives allow readers to enjoy the overarching cultural setting while seeing different class structures and societal issues. All of the POVs are distinct and each character has a dynamic personality; even the secondary characters were decently fleshed out, which is difficult to do in a short story collection. I could not put this book down, a quick read with a punch. I cannot wait to see what Damilare Kuku puts out next