Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth

Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth is Nobel-Prize winner Woye Soyinka’s first novel since 1973, although it should be said this is only his third novel in total, and he is better known for his plays, essays and poetry (and I suspect this novel isn't going to change that!) This is a novel driv......more

Mostly enjoyable. I did sometimes fine some difficulty parsing some sentences but I did like the withholding of plot details after alluding to them. Delayed gratification and all that. The denouement was all crammed into the final few pages and for me a major element of the story was never satisfacto......more

A breathless publisher's blurb promises us a political thriller set amidst corruption in Nigeria. The declaration is true, but not exactly accurate. Even worse, reader expectations are certain to be disappointed by this enticing description. To begin with, Dr. Kighara Menka, the surgeon made privy t......more

Finally finished this behemoth of a novel. Bookcraft, you could have done better na. Filled with typos, misplaced punctuation marks, grammatical errors. For a writer of the calibre of Wole Soyinka, could have been better edited. I had to fight not to lose interest at several points. If an upcoming wr......more

An interesting book that I’m glad I read, but I can’t say I completely enjoyed. It started slowly…very slowly. There were a lot of detailed descriptions and long, winding sentences, but I kept thinking, “So when does the story get going?” A man waits for hours to see a famous spiritual leader, and we......more