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A review by africanbookaddict
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku
2.0
More like 2.5 stars. This book starts off really engaging, but I didn't care about the numerous storylines and POVs after the 1st 50 pages. Too many different storylines run concurrently with some chapters written in first person, while the main character’s chapters were written in the third person. Weird.
I liked the Nigerian english and phrases... I loved the main character's late father (what a man!), and I also liked some of the aunties who had such vibrant & toxic personalities (Jummai & Big Mummy). Temi and Ladun's sisterhood was cute - for once, even though the sisters were sometimes pitted against each other, love prevails in their relationship.
I felt like I was actually in Nigeria while reading - so kudos to the writer for being able to translate Nigeiran-isms thru the pages. But this book had too many characters and POVs and a really confusing writing style, which resulted in poor execution of the overall story. Also felt like I was supposed to learn a moral lesson by the end... which gave this book a YA (genre) feel by the end [???]
I will still read her popular short story collection - Nearly All Men In Lagos Are Mad. Maybe Damilare's writing shines brighter in that SS collection. But she's the GOAT when it comes to vulgar, catchy book titles though. Hilarious.
I liked the Nigerian english and phrases... I loved the main character's late father (what a man!), and I also liked some of the aunties who had such vibrant & toxic personalities (Jummai & Big Mummy). Temi and Ladun's sisterhood was cute - for once, even though the sisters were sometimes pitted against each other, love prevails in their relationship.
I felt like I was actually in Nigeria while reading - so kudos to the writer for being able to translate Nigeiran-isms thru the pages. But this book had too many characters and POVs and a really confusing writing style, which resulted in poor execution of the overall story. Also felt like I was supposed to learn a moral lesson by the end... which gave this book a YA (genre) feel by the end [???]
I will still read her popular short story collection - Nearly All Men In Lagos Are Mad. Maybe Damilare's writing shines brighter in that SS collection. But she's the GOAT when it comes to vulgar, catchy book titles though. Hilarious.