Sounds interesting. Ikhide is a witty chap.

Interesting dialogue. I’m not sure that this would work well in fiction though, a play perhaps.

Interesting debate. I admire what you have done in putting this together, Yejide.

Thank you so much, guys. I’m trying to work on a collection, so your feedback is just the motivation I need.

Thanks, Irene

Thanks, everyone. Your comments are really encouraging. This book was a joy to read in terms of how the difficult subject matter of domestic violence was dealt with; and of course the coming of age of a teenage girl.

Thanks, Doubleexpresso. Olumo Rock/Abiola connection is the same reason it was published here on June 12. It’s also now in the current edition of Sentinel Nigeria:-)

Thanks everyone, for all your comments.

Thanks for the feedback, guys. Most appreciated.

Lol. I like the way you challenge stereotypes. A lot of us still hang on to this one but I smile when I see female bus drivers. It’s still not a common occurence but it’s a good one.

Love it. The imagery, everything about it just flows - like the rain. The earth-rain imagery goes well with the love story beween them.

Interesting piece. Love the language ad easy flow: “The hunger in her eyes fed the anger in my heart.” Captures the essence and theme of the whole poem and notion of hopelessness of the ‘black’ continent. Neat.

I love the imagery, language and style of both poems. I would love to review your collection if you could get in touch. You’re a talent to watch.

Anything ‘taboo’ or so called ‘forbidden’ always attracts a lot of interest and this story is no exception. It does not take anything away from the fact that it is well written though. Well done. The points suggested for improvement and fleshing out of the story are good too.

So…have you read the book then? If you have, pls tell us about it as it is quite difficult to get online in the UK.

I appreciate your comment. Thanks, Igwe. It’s a great book to read.

Interesting review. I haven’t read the book but I look forward to reading it at some point, hopefully soon.

‘Credibility’ (typo - ‘missing key’ syndrome - lol)

I would echo some of the commenters here as per credility, continuity and typos. While I love reading your work - (“The drunken prophet” - your vote chronicles comp entry was fantasitc), I found some parts of this story a tad unrealistic. The woman not responding to the asthmatic attack - might have worked better [...]

Congratulations to the winner and to the runners up.

@ Jaywriter
Thanks:)

@ Xikay
Cool:)

@ Idoko
Can’t wait to read those and review them too.

@ Scopeman
Me too:)

@ Raymond
Na you sabi, lol.

Stan, You definitely carried us along in your story. I think the POV switch worked well as you began another paragraph, which to me indicated a switch back to the first narrator. i liked the way you got the reader apprehensive and then the relief with Mallam being saved. you had me hooked from the [...]