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A review by sandraaa_xo
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku
4.0
ARC via NetGalley.
Kuku is such a great author, I loved Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad and so, I was so excited to hear she had a new book coming out. This book didn't disappoint. I love that she writes for our parents and elders and the diaspora. I love that through this book we experience and hear sorrow, love, hope, betrayal and so much more in the plot of the Témì's surrounding family.
At first reading this book I wasn't sure what all the wahala was over Témì wanting to do this, not because I think it's no big deal, but I guess because with my generation it seems to be a done thing. However, Kuku puts you into the lives of her immediate family and their toils and troubles to see why such an action could be so distressing to them. I love how she weaved the lives of her mum and aunts into these stories, we met them and then we are taken deeper into their lives and what made them who we are today. This is what I love about reading, humans make sense when you see the sum of who they are, and books allow you to do this, and Kuku does this so effortlessly in her writing. She weaves scenarios and decisions that make you nod and say "yes, I see who you are now." We also dive into Témì and why she wants this done and yes, it's the case of merciless teasing, careless comments and comparison, but it still leaves you feeling sad that such words and actions could cause an individual so much pain that they feel this is the only way to "fix" themselves. The book packs many themes but its central theme is that of beauty.
This book is also funny, that's what I loved about Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad - it had so much humour in it. This follows the same suit, amongst grief and hurt, there is humour and love.
Kuku is such a great author, I loved Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad and so, I was so excited to hear she had a new book coming out. This book didn't disappoint. I love that she writes for our parents and elders and the diaspora. I love that through this book we experience and hear sorrow, love, hope, betrayal and so much more in the plot of the Témì's surrounding family.
At first reading this book I wasn't sure what all the wahala was over Témì wanting to do this, not because I think it's no big deal, but I guess because with my generation it seems to be a done thing. However, Kuku puts you into the lives of her immediate family and their toils and troubles to see why such an action could be so distressing to them. I love how she weaved the lives of her mum and aunts into these stories, we met them and then we are taken deeper into their lives and what made them who we are today. This is what I love about reading, humans make sense when you see the sum of who they are, and books allow you to do this, and Kuku does this so effortlessly in her writing. She weaves scenarios and decisions that make you nod and say "yes, I see who you are now." We also dive into Témì and why she wants this done and yes, it's the case of merciless teasing, careless comments and comparison, but it still leaves you feeling sad that such words and actions could cause an individual so much pain that they feel this is the only way to "fix" themselves. The book packs many themes but its central theme is that of beauty.
This book is also funny, that's what I loved about Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad - it had so much humour in it. This follows the same suit, amongst grief and hurt, there is humour and love.