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Black Sunday

Yazan: Tola Rotimi Abraham
Seslendiren: Dele Ogundiran, Liz Femi, Miebaka Opuiyo-Yohannes, Ron Butler
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Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife and their father gambles away their home, and the siblings are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother. Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twins’ paths diverge once the household shatters: one embracing modernity as the years pass, the other consumed by religion.

Written with astonishing intimacy and wry attention to the fickleness of fate, Black Sunday delves into the chaotic heart of family life. In the process, it tells a tale of grace in the midst of daily oppression, and of how two women carve their own distinct paths of resistance.

 Genre Fiction Kurgu Literary Fiction
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"Simultaneously unique and universal . . . Black Sunday is a literary wound that bleeds pain for a while, but you should stay the course, because that's followed by lots of love, beauty and hope"
"A beautiful, deeply affecting debut. Smart and incisive. Abraham's robust tale of twins forging separate paths is a must read" (IRENOSEN OKOJIE)
"A searing debut novel about Nigerian twin sisters whose childhood bond is shattered by the political and social strife that impoverishes their family. As the decades pass, with all four of the family’s children hurtling down painful, divergent paths, Abraham explores deeply felt themes of violence, kinship, and self-reliance"
"Rich and immersive. It’s a striking debut, bold and stylish, but also subtle and tender" (ANJALI JOSEPH)
"Tola Rotimi Abraham’s sharp, captivating debut thrums with the energy of life itself. The story of a family and a city reeling from wounds both private and political, Black Sunday delivers unforgettable characters as they adapt to often cruel circumstances and fight to author their own futures. Abraham writes with such irresistible confidence and startling precision, I can’t wait to see what she does next" (MIA ALVAR)
"With stunning beauty and painful wisdom, Tola Rotimi Abraham’s Black Sunday lays bare her characters’ deepest aches and desires in a voice that is as haunting as it is addictive" (MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON)
"In a confident, moving debut novel, Abraham unflinchingly presents women trying to make their way through a soul-destroying culture of corruption and sexual exploitation, finding strength in the scattered moments when her characters rise above their predicaments with grace and determination"
"An assured and worthy debut, Black Sunday finds lyricism in the swell of everyday betrayal. In Abraham's hands, the coming-of-age novel mourns the easy perversion of sex, love, ambition, and faith, glimpsing, nevertheless, twin moments of grace and intimacy, daring and strength" (TRACY O'NEILL)
"In a fresh and fierce debut, Tola Rotimi Abraham proves that it's an act of indelible resistance every time a young woman tells her story. Through the eyes of a family at its brink, Abraham reveals the truth about violence, tenderness and the disquiet in between. Black Sunday is a surprising switchblade of a novel" (AMY JO BURNS)
"Beautiful, bold and brilliant"
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It was a very captivating story. I was curious to see it to the end.

Great story line

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
Only one of the four narrators was bearable. The other three had horrific Nigerian accents. The book was difficult to follow as their narration was distracting.

Good book, horrible narration

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Really wanted to like this but I just could not bear the accents. There much be lots of Nigerian actors/ voice over artists or ones that can do decent accents. Ruined the book for me

Good story. Terrible terrible Nigerian accents

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An interesting subject matter and bold in the less conventional portrayal of relationships, authority gender roles and diaspora experiences. There were 'too many cooks' and the abrupt shifts between narrators and the inconsistent accents were very confusing. The narration issues overshadowed the story as the characters weren't believable. I had to work hard and to keep reminding myself who they were and how they were linked. I pushed on in the hope that they would become familiar but the feeling of disconnection lasted rite up until the very end of the story which suddenly felt quite rushed.

I will however hold out hope for the next offering from this author who clearly has sharpness and wit.

Promising start with moments of sharpness

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