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

bookish_thom's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Content Warnings

jotheblackbookworm's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"Happy endings are for mumus and fairy tales."

Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad is a collection of 12 short stories about the scandals of some of the most audacious fictional male characters that you will ever read about in your lifetime.

CW ⚠️ Sexual abuse & descriptions of r*pe.

My OG followers know short story collections are my fave type of books, and you see Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad, this book did the damn thing!

Nigerian men receive a lot of bad press within the community, so I found many of these stories not that far removed from stories that I have heard in real life...

Nevertheless, this book had me hollering throughout, because it was sooo funny. The stories of these mad Lagos men had me hollering & clutching at my imaginary pearls. Despite this book exploring the audacity of these men, I was equally looking at many of the female characters sideways too, staying with a disrespectful brute for what reason please?! Issa STRONG no for me.

These stories were all individual & at no point did I tire of the shenanigans, I was left wanting more and more, and each story delivered. I was fully invested in every single character from these stories.

I am still floored by the pastor who was worshiping at the wrong temple. Pastor, may your tongue be bound, IJN 😮‍💨🫣

The final two stories were the most poignant stories for me, they were stories that highlighted the vulnerability of men; how trauma manifests in men and filters through to their relationships; and lastly, that not all men are sh*t. I believe the final two stories were necessary, and will provide readers with a lot of food for thought.

Overall, I totally loved this collection of stories, they were bold, thoughtful & hilarious. Damilare strikes the balance well with hilarity & seriousness within this collection. But readers, please take these depictions of Lagos men with a pinch of salt, they are not all bad 🙂👀

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

gracexoxo's review against another edition

3.0

funny fast-paced

digiomar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

readwithkapz's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

duckyreads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

krista_ro's review against another edition

4.0

A manifesto for all wronged women. A fight song. Must we endure such disrespect & heartache to truly come into our own power? Well, there are no waisted tears here: resilience is a superpower. Each woman in each of these stories comes out stronger in her own way.