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A review by year23
Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad by Damilare Kuku
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
My favorite stories:
Cuck-Up
The Anointed Wife
First Times
Sidelined
Independence Day
A good collection of short stories around mostly cis het relationships in Lagos - highlighting the challenges and heartbreaks of women as they seek to find love (or power or belonging) in relationships. A very accessible collection of stories, many will feel super relatable even if you are from another country, but still are grounded in Nigerian culture and life.
The stories are cheeky, visceral, realistic - and if you are considering decentering men, will give you a lot of reasons to do so. It's not going for profound in all of these but I think much more reflective of a lot of (complex) reality cis het women - particularly in their 20s and 30s - are navigating.
Cuck-Up
The Anointed Wife
First Times
Sidelined
Independence Day
A good collection of short stories around mostly cis het relationships in Lagos - highlighting the challenges and heartbreaks of women as they seek to find love (or power or belonging) in relationships. A very accessible collection of stories, many will feel super relatable even if you are from another country, but still are grounded in Nigerian culture and life.
The stories are cheeky, visceral, realistic - and if you are considering decentering men, will give you a lot of reasons to do so. It's not going for profound in all of these but I think much more reflective of a lot of (complex) reality cis het women - particularly in their 20s and 30s - are navigating.