bahareads 's review for:

Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad: Stories by Damilare Kuku

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

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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