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Book Review:
When I got Atoke’s book, ‘234 An awkward Guide To Being Nigerian’ I quickly flipped through. A paragraph caught my eye about how Nigerians boast of ours and our family's academic prowess. I settled in to read from there. This cracked me up because I did that recently. When people ask about my siblings,I always manage to slip it in that my sister is a doctor in the U.S. See what I just did there? I’m pompous about an achievement that’s not even mine
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This book is mainly about an opinionated, smart Nigerian woman who is gradually coming into herself and is not afraid to say “I’m not perfect, but here's what I think”. She touched on topics like Nigerians pretending to know how to use fork and knife when all some of them can do is “hold the fork like they're lead drummers in a rock band”... That cracked me up and rang so true
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If you’re traveling abroad and you intend squatting, read this book. Nigerians abroad have a different orientation from Nigerians in Nigeria. We are loud, we share food with our neighbours when we prepare a feast, we are accommodating and some of us even go to our friend’s house and eat the last meat in their pot, it is not the same 'in the abroad'. Atoke broke this down expertly and with some humour to go
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Atoke is a girl after my heart because just like her, I judge a man by his kissing prowess. ‘Eskis sir’ don’t count my teeth with your tongue and wash it with all that saliva… just stopeeetttt!
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Not all of her topics are hilarious, a lot are serious and thought-provoking too: How we love to blame the government for everything meanwhile we as citizens have failed one another(with many examples). Another topic close to my heart is childbirth and the societal pressure on ALL women to be mothers
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I thought to myself “why is this author opening our yansh outside? (Interpretation: exposing our dirty secrets). But then, I got to the end and I knew it was all love. Well done Atoke, your gentle and assertive tone in this book shows tolerance, hope, and faith in Nigeria and it’s people
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This is a book that’ll help you unlearn, learn and relearn. While at it, you’ll laugh your ass off

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