Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

3.71 AVERAGE

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bananabread_'s review

3.75
emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
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nordstina's review against another edition

3.0
I really enjoyed Damilare Kuku's short story collection Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad and was looking forward to reading this novel. In some ways, because there were multiple points of narration, it could almost be read as interlocking stories. All of the narrators are women in a family. The main character is Temi, who is a student at university who does not like how her body is shaped. She sees the addition that other women get after getting a Brazilian butt lift, and wants one for herself. But the book is really about the relationship between the women- Temi and her sister Ladun who has left home, their mother Hassana and their two of their aunts. Because there are so many perspectives, I did not feel like there was much plot movement in this book, and the viewpoint kept changing from second person to third person to first person depending on the narrator which was a bit of a struggle for me. I enjoyed reading another novel based in Nigeria and I look forward to what Kuku writes next.

Thank you to HarperVia for the advance reader copy in exchange for honest review.

jeanclaire's review

4.5
lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sappho119's review

3.5
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I would have liked it more probably but I got major spoilers so I was no into the book but I will give it to the author as it takes alot for me to read books after spoilers.
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1lukor_3's review

3.0
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

omo_tolaniii's review

3.0
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ifychinke's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
I loved this more than I expected 😂

titilayo_ak's review

4.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ladytee's review

4.0
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maysz_'s review

3.5
emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes