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Jack273:
In my own case I read everything except what I'm supposed to read and by the time I come back to reality, the day is over. The next day the circle continues, I forget how interesting it was that I didn't want to drop it (until I pick it again days later)

It happens to me too but when I know there's a deadline to catch up with, I try not to forget the book. Also I feel I'm really slow in reading, so I try to give myself the number of pages I should finish in a day

Lorayne:
Hehehehe.... I know introverts read a lot.... But they easily get distracted and procrastinate a lot.... I'm one, I know.

That means my own introversion is from another planet na cos I rarely read.

Lorayne:
Yea, it's cos of the introversion. We easily get distracted, and overthink.

Seriously? Introversion?

Geminita:
So it's just one book for a month then.. 3 weeks for reading, 1 week for review...

No na. It's still the same two books. One book for two weeks, while reading the next book in the remaining two weeks, we'll be reviewing the first one we read.

Jack273:
I think Ana4love is right so let's pick a day for reviews.

I just had an idea now. Since we will be finishing (at least supposed to) the two books at the end of the month, we can start the reviews next month.

That is the books we read this month will be reviewed throughout next month So we will have a whole month for reviews and discussions without spoilers and a whole month of reading.

This way we can keep the thread alive.

Yeah sounds cool to me. We would be reading the newly nominated books whilst reviewing the previous ones.

Geminita:
Book: Orchestra of Minorities
Author: Chigozie Obioma

Relatable,intriguing, Authentic

The story talks about the Igbo tribe, their Chi( gods) and ancestors.
It talks about a young man called Nonso whose life became something else when he saved a lady from committing suicide on the bridge..

His story is not told by him rather by his Chi (Guardian angel in igbo language). His chi can even negotiate with chukwu (God) on his behalf.. His Chi can't force him to do things but can only suggest things to him through thinking and imagination.

Romance was born and he found himself sacrificing a lot for the love of his life.. The lady is a pharmacist while Nonso is just a poultry farmer.. So much difference between both parties from educational background to Financial Background..
He calls her “Mommy,” the way other men might refer to a lover as “sweetheart” or “darling.” “Every good woman is my mommy,” he says.

He was scammed when he was trying to get into the white man's land (Cyprus) to be precise. His childhood friend called Jamike deceived him and took all his hard earned money.. His nightmare began..

He was arrested in Cyprus for crime he didn't commit and he spent four years in prison before the truth became unveiled..

He couldn't get married to the woman of his dreams because it was too late when he came back to Nigeria..

This is not a love story but a story of rage, Class,Hustle..

These are part of the quotes I copied from the book

-Hatred is a vandalism of the human heart. A man seeking justice with his own hands must dispense it as quickly as possible, or he risks being destroyed by his own dark desire.

-tomorrow is pregnant no one knows what it will birth.

-Love is a thing that cannot be lightly destroyed in a heart in which it has found habitation.

"Orchestra of minorities" as used in the book refer to the cries and mourning of the birds whenever one of them is being slaughtered or killed by hawks which in human world too it is used to describe the voices of the mases And less privileged
- The ones whose voices ain't heard
-The ones who can't stand and fight not because they're weak but because the spirit of fear is In them.
- those who risk everything in order to better their lives and forge ahead.

If you're expecting something like "Happily ever after", I am sorry to say that this book isn't for you because it ended sadly...

All the same,it is one of those books that you will want to read over and over again.

Chigozie obioma writes well. He described the Igbo cosmology very well and I will say "He is indeed a talented writer"..

Thanks

When I saw your review, I avoided reading it cos I didn't want to get a glimpse of what the end would look like before I get to the end myself. But I just finished reading the book and your review, and you really analyzed it to the core. Nice one Geminita.

I also think we should pick a day when the review should be done, a day we know everyone must have been done with reading, that way, we can avoid spoilers.

Title: Americanah

Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Category: African