An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon
An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon
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An Ordinary Wonder
A Novel

Author: Buki Papillon

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 12 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021

Synopsis

"A spellbinding tale that prompts deep reflection around concepts of gender and identity." —Angela ChadwickOto leaves for boarding school with one plan: Excel and escape his cruel home. Falling in love with his roommate was certainly not on the agenda, but fear and shame force him to hide his love and true self.Back home, weighed down by the expectations of their wealthy and powerful family, the love of Oto's twin sister wavers, and, as their world begins to crumble around them, Oto must make drastic choices that will alter the family's lives for ever.Richly imagined with art, proverbs, and folk tales, this moving and modern novel follows Oto through life at home and at boarding school in Nigeria, through the heartbreak of living as a boy despite their profound belief they are a girl, and through a hunger for freedom that only a new life in the United States can offer.Brilliantly narrated by Bridgerton star Adjoah Andoh, An Ordinary Wonder is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores complex desires as well as challenges of family, identity, gender, and culture, and what it means to feel whole.

Reviews

Goodreads review by luce (cry baby)

| | blog | tumblr | ko-fi | | “With no words, Yeyemi says, I am the strength and fire in you, I am everything that is and was and every will be. You are the stuff my stars are made of. I am you and you are me.” An Ordinary Wonder tells a moving coming of age, one that will definitely appeal to you......more

Goodreads review by Rosh

Sometimes, you really, really want to rate a book 5 stars simply for attempting something different. If only reviewing were that easy! Intent is important, but content also rules. And this book wins in intent but falls a little short on content. Story: Otolorin (called Oto) has a deep, dark, shameful......more

Goodreads review by BookOfCinz

A person who sells eggs should not start a fight in the market What a piece of proverbs to start out the epic story of Oto and his twin sister Wura! An Ordinary Wonder opens up in Nigeria in 1991 where Oto, age 14 starts recounting the story of his life. Yes, I know, he is just 14 but trust me wh......more

Goodreads review by Pretty_x_bookish

Listen up kids….allow me to introduce you to the latest in a string of fantastic African queer novels…’An Ordinary Wonder’! Reading this book made me realize that while I read a lot of queer stories - I have never read any with an intersex MC! Which is actually wild. Nonetheless I am so glad that thi......more

Goodreads review by Eric

Of the many coming-of-age novels I've read about individuals who grow up feeling intensely alienated and different from those around them, I've never encountered a story like “An Ordinary Wonder”. It follows Oto who is raised within a relatively-privileged family in Nigeria in the 1980s and 90s. Oto......more

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