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'Sunset in Biafra' by Elechi Amadi (Review!!!)

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Hey readers, your girl is back with another review!!! This time it's a book review and you are going to love this one. Shall we? (Please note that the picture is edited to look grungy. Thank you!) Sunset in Biafra  is such a credible source to see what happened int he Biafran war. Even though it's a bit opinionated and from one person's point of view, you actually get t a side of the story you probably have never heard before. Bear with me, as this is not a story, it will be a pretty short review. This is a real account of Elechi Amadi's experience during the Biafran war. He was a general who just recently resigned his job before all hell broke loose. Within this book you learn a few things about Nigeria back then and how everything came about. You get to know the exact words used by the leaders at the time, and a few reasons for the tensions in Nigeria at the time. You get to see Elechi Amadi's journey from when he was captured several times to having to claim the ...

The Concubine by Elechi Amadi

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Okay so I just finished reading this book recently and you guys really don't know. Honestly, you guys need to read this book. It's just way too good. Alright, let me start talking about the book.  This story literally changes from a day in the village to spiritual encounters. It gives you a scenario that might happen, but at the same time probably not happen at all. The book takes us into a whole new genre. We've heard of realistic fiction, but have you heard of realistic fantasy. Yeah.. me neither, but those are the vibes that this book gives me. Although looking at the Igbo culture from all the books I have read about it and looking at the traditionalist culture. All of this could have happened. All these things are real but you just have to fight against them you know. Lol you guys probably think I'm on some Harry Potter ish right now but know I'm not talking about dragons, fairies, giants and all of that. I'm talking about... well you'll just h...