tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post4691121544293450795..comments2024-02-19T03:01:37.869+01:00Comments on Mary Okeke Reviews: Books, New Releases 2Mary Okeke Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-51173078700212976402014-02-17T15:49:12.377+01:002014-02-17T15:49:12.377+01:00Sebeenah welcome here. First time reading from you...Sebeenah welcome here. First time reading from you. I have not read these particular books you mentioned, though, I am aware of their existence and have also read works from the authors. The books mentioned here seem to be very promising. So, I too have addes them to my TBR.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-36168639271076246782014-02-17T15:44:55.523+01:002014-02-17T15:44:55.523+01:00Hey Didi, wow.. white authors writing about the b...Hey Didi, wow.. white authors writing about the black experience. Could be interesting. I look forward to seeing it. I am actually subscribed to your blog. Yeah... Chris Abani is one talented writer.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-80962829688661696882014-02-17T11:47:43.772+01:002014-02-17T11:47:43.772+01:00I'm looking forward to laying my hands on Chik...I'm looking forward to laying my hands on Chika Unigwe's Night Dancer, Achebe's Memoir: There Was a Country, Ngugi's The House Interpreter...quite many others too which would take up more space. But i like your recommendations, i will try and add your reading list to mine.Sebeenahhttp://sebeenah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-17888444927745109082014-02-17T11:12:51.881+01:002014-02-17T11:12:51.881+01:00OMG loved the talk that Abani gave! Amazing! I jus...OMG loved the talk that Abani gave! Amazing! I just did a video on White Authors writing about the Black Experience over on You Tube. I was surprised at the response it received. Abani talked about African voices recounting their stories and I have to agree totally with him. I just wish their voices could be heard in a more mainstream setting. They deserve it. Mary I'm loving your blog! You are my lifeline to reading from the Mother Country. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-33541250552167124862014-02-17T11:07:24.772+01:002014-02-17T11:07:24.772+01:00OMG Chris Abani is awesome! What a talk he did. I&...OMG Chris Abani is awesome! What a talk he did. I'm doubly happy that I ordered his novel The Secret History of Las Vegas, which was recommended to me by a Goodreads friend. I knew he'd have some things to write about and in the African voice that should be in the forefront these days. Loving your blog Mary! I just did a video on YT called White Authors Writing about the Black Experience. I'm becoming more perplexed by this issue. Abani joined a lot of what I've been thinking. Will definitely be doing a review on it when it comes. Ot seems to be taking forever.... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-14438290966955336872014-02-17T00:11:07.214+01:002014-02-17T00:11:07.214+01:00You should not postpone it any more. That is one ...You should not postpone it any more. That is one enjoyable... thought-provoking read on your shelf. <br />Give it a try.<br /><br />And please blog about Ndibe's event plsssss.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-60493742148814616842014-02-17T00:07:41.718+01:002014-02-17T00:07:41.718+01:00That's true. I suppose the libraries should ha...That's true. I suppose the libraries should have some copies.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-24469759236486975962014-02-16T22:40:05.921+01:002014-02-16T22:40:05.921+01:00Hmmmm that title rings a bell. I look forward to r...Hmmmm that title rings a bell. I look forward to reading your opinion on it.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-18878316499842933512014-02-16T22:30:06.648+01:002014-02-16T22:30:06.648+01:00It's always interesting to read new books, tho...It's always interesting to read new books, though they are always difficult to come by.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-40509796202359536092014-02-16T22:01:45.744+01:002014-02-16T22:01:45.744+01:00I'm going to Okey Ndibe's author event on ...I'm going to Okey Ndibe's author event on Saturday! I wasn't familiar with him until I discovered "Foreign Gods" on Goodreads. <br /><br />A Long Way Gone has been on my shelf for toooo long. I need to bump it to a 2014 priority. ArchivedProfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424770619643944916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-43989279085170738252014-02-16T21:36:42.751+01:002014-02-16T21:36:42.751+01:00Mary, I would like to read "Dust" by Yvo...Mary, I would like to read "Dust" by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com