Great African Reads discussion

I'll be back with some intro material, but here is the thread to discuss Chris Abani's GraceLand, our September selection.

I have several novels and novellas by Chris Abani but have not read any of his poetry collections.
But what I like most about his novels/novellas is that Chris brings his poetic writing sensibilities to the difficult subject matter in his novels.

I have read GraceLand several years ago so will be lurking to see what sparks my memory.

I am reading this slowly but loving it. It is really an amazing book to me. My favorite of his so far, I think.

I don't remember where I read this...some article on Twitter, probably, but someone described reading recipes as fun because they have a story arc, or something like that. I was already enjoying reading the recipes in each chapter of this book, but now I'm reading them slightly differently.

Would really love to read this book.. but can't seem to find it anywhere in Nigeria.

Ebimoboere wrote: "Would really love to read this book.. but can't seem to find it anywhere in Nigeria."

Not in Nigeria but a good source for books as delivery is free worldwide.

bookdepository.com

They are based in the UK.