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Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Viviana Mazza
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writingcaia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
An unmissable book about the Book Haram murders, kidnapping and overall invasion of the north of Nigeria and how little was made for so long to rescue the hundreds, thousands of girls and little boys kidnapped.
After hundreds of testimonials from family members and rescued victims this book was written, and thankfully it is done in a way where the narrator is what could be one of those many girls. She’s an intelligent promising girl, shy, in love, full of dreams, and naive, and in her own childish way (which we see is the product of the way she’s raised as many wore in that part of the country) she will relate her usual days until the kidnapping, and after. Her words and the short type of chapter made this, tremendously nightmarish ordeal, this part of current history and its effects on young girls, a little lighter, which made for an easier way to digest it all, even though it took some of the drama from the story. But knowing it’s so real maybe it’s better this way.
After hundreds of testimonials from family members and rescued victims this book was written, and thankfully it is done in a way where the narrator is what could be one of those many girls. She’s an intelligent promising girl, shy, in love, full of dreams, and naive, and in her own childish way (which we see is the product of the way she’s raised as many wore in that part of the country) she will relate her usual days until the kidnapping, and after. Her words and the short type of chapter made this, tremendously nightmarish ordeal, this part of current history and its effects on young girls, a little lighter, which made for an easier way to digest it all, even though it took some of the drama from the story. But knowing it’s so real maybe it’s better this way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and War
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