A review by cseibs
Every Day Is for the Thief by Teju Cole

3.0

I enjoyed this as a counterpoint to Adichie's "Americanah." Instead of ludicrously romanticizing homeland and childhood, Cole takes a much more critical eye of Nigeria. Everything thing isn't just as it was or just as he nostalgically remembered it. However, Cole may have taken it too far. His negativity about Nigeria has no end. It is home, but we see none of the warmth, none of the good things that draw him there. And perhaps that is the point - that we are drawn home no matter how depressing it is. But without any bright spot at all it makes for a sad and unsatisfying read.