FrancisTony:

What's this one saying?

DonDiego:



How many of Okri's books have you actually read? Because Okri won the Booker with that unreadable The Famished Road you now want to drop his name as the next Gabriel Garcia Marquez, huh? Yea, I know. Hate can make people react as you just did.

cococandy:
They better kiss and make up.

Chimamanda hasn't fully realized how much ego even the most enlightened of Nigerian males is.

I blame her.

Next time she should thread carefully and avoid assuming that others are operating on the same frequency as her.
What constitutes a joke to her may mean more to him.
Even as her protege, he doesn't see himself as a learner under her.

Because I'm quite sure if she was a man, he would have problems with the term 'boy' even if it wasn't meant as a joke.

Next time be careful madam.

phoinix:
She was making sense till she mentioned "This is somebody who once knelt down in front of me as a greeting, in public, to show how grateful he was for my support". Was that necessary.

Alexpissu:


You feeling like a feminist

what has that got to do with the post

freecocoa:
Chimamanda is the bomb any day but I don't think it's appropriate to refer to the guy in that manner, especially given in the Nigerian context she talked about, they don't have that kind of relationship as one can only refer to a bosom friend or subordinate as such.

Alexpissu:


You feeling like a feminist

what has that got to do with the post

cococandy:


That's why I said she better thread carefully

Vickybee:

If e pain you, drink an acid.

freecocoa:
I think she actually knows what she meant by it.

I still love her plenty though.

cococandy:


I don't think el is a misogynist sha.
At least not a die hard one if I may say

CSTR:
The famished road is unreadable?
yeah i actually agree.
It appeals to a very tiny, elite spectrum of the reading community.
I am sure the watered down crap that chimamanda dishes out appeals to far more people.
And no, i'm not hating.

phoinix:


Infamous ubiquity? What was that supposed to mean?

slap1:
So where did she "blast" Elnathan in this interview? The fact that Elnathan and Chimamanda are in the same sentence is enough exposure for the former which, I'm moved to believe, is an objective of this post.

Onegai:


I don't know if he is, but she's right about one thing: his writing feels very hollow, like someone trying constantly to stir up emotions, not like someone inviting you to deep introspection. I can rarely remember what he wrote and I read last year. I remember being all hyped up about him and now I read his tweets and usually roll my eyes and move on.

Like if he was on NL, he would constantly be writing to gain likes, not say anything meaningful.

I'm no fan of Ms. Adichie but she's right about it.

Also why be so offended by "boy"? If the biggest publisher in the world (who happens to be male) said to a crowd of hopeful writers "I'm proud of my boys" referring to them, won't they have swallowed it and laughed and brushed it off in the quest for greatness ?

cococandy:


I like both of them. In different ways though.

BraniacX:


Dude!
That punch was low
Below the belt kinda thingy
You a mean attack dawg
I like that

Misogynist2014:
I'm a satirist, not a slave of passion and emotions.

sobmos:
you be lesbo? you be lesbo?

femi4:
Men don show this one pepper

Misogynist2014:
She's ludicrous

TheSonOfMark:


Ofcourse you wouldn't. Judging from comments like yours, identifying the infamous ubiquity of featherbrained gyno-humanoids such as yourself is a stroll in a park.

Vickybee:

If e pain you, drink an acid.

Vickybee:

Other way round.

You guys aren't in a class with my handbag not to talk about breaking my heart.

Airforce1:
Nne continue the good work you're doing

I love you

But president jonathan loves you more

God bless my president

Fresh air till 2019

lawanson44:
When I see some so-called feminists ranting here on nairaland, I just get amused. See as that one wey call herself Vickybee dey like person wey no see garri to drink with her N250 sandals
If you even check well, na man give am money to buy that cheap cloth and hand bag she dey pose with.
feminism my anus!

EroticAngelina:
U expect me to read all these? Mbanu.

freecocoa:
Chimamanda is the bomb any day but I don't think it's appropriate to refer to the guy in that manner, especially given in the Nigerian context she talked about, they don't have that kind of relationship as one can only refer to a bosom friend or subordinate as such.