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Black Sunday
- Narrated by: Dele Ogundiran, Liz Femi, Miebaka Opuiyo-Yohannes, Ron Butler
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
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; 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.
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- Jeanine Heismann
- 15-12-20
Promising start with moments of sharpness
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.
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- lucia
- 21-11-20
Great story line
It was a very captivating story. I was curious to see it to the end.
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- AuntyBella
- 07-11-20
Good book, horrible narration
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.
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- andrew monu
- 08-08-20
Good story. Terrible terrible Nigerian accents
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
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