#howbeautifulwewere

[hotshotdebut]

I actually read this book #HowBeautifulWeWere by #ImboloMbue during lockdown. It’s very well written and the indictment is hard to miss. However there are also some borderline clichés on African culture. I did enjoy the book. Maybe this kind of African literature is the new magic realism. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3qFUwBh__/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mainlymaryam]

Ahh, I just shared a reel of what came in my @booksthatmatteruk subscription boxes for October and August (which was a gift for subscribing). Have you read either of these books? — How Beautiful We Were by #imbolombue #howbeautifulwewere — His Only Wife by @peacemedie #hisonlywife As soon as I read them, I’m definitely going to share a #bookreview The gifts in both boxes were so cute as well: — beautiful designed face mask — #organiccotton mini grocery bag (tbh im not just taking it with me to the supermarket 🤪) — @blossomandbloomuk feet spray — @hipchocolate it’s milk chocolate — @tabithaeveco reusable cotton pads — @scenceskincare lip balm — @kibtea lemongrass and moringa tea + bookmarks #books #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #booksubscriptionbox #subscriptionbox #unboxing #booksthatmatter (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVigsPBoGCs/?utm_medium=tumblr

[memoriesfrombooks]

The beauty to which How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue refers is the beauty of the land and community. The "were" is the crux of this book for the land and the community have been overrun by corporate interests. The story conveys the sense of tragedy. I do, however, find myself losing the specific story thread in the shifting narrators and the generic way of referring to collective groups. I logically understand the sadness. I am not entirely sure I walk away feeling it.

Reviewed for NetGalley.

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and hope your week has got off to a great start! I’m on holiday at the moment and don’t have very good reception where I am but thought I would brighten up your Monday with my regular Monday book haul! 😂 Sarah Hilary is one of my favourite authors, I adore her Marnie Rome series so buying this latest stand alone was a no brainer! I was also tempted by this beautiful copy of How Beautiful We Were which looks like an incredible story. Finally, Great Circle is all the fault 😜 of my bestie @tarheelreader who definitely convinced me to buy it!! I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! Have a great week everyone 🤗😘 Apologies if I’m not around much to comment on your posts, I’ll try to catch up when I get back! #bookstagram #booklover #bookhoarder #bookhaul #bookhaul #hardbackbooks #hardbackheaven #beautifulbooks #fragile #sarahhilary #howbeautifulwewere #imbolombue #greatcircle #maggieshipstead #bookrecommendations #booksimexcitedtoread https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrJAx0rqH2/?utm_medium=tumblr

[spinesvines]

Its’s a #readroserepeat kind of a Friday🌹🍷[#partner @randomhouse]⁣ ⁣ I’m buddy reading #ImboloMbue’s second novel (on sale 6.16.20) with Chelsea over at @suspensethrill! I’m about 75 pages in and I already know this will be one of my favorite reads. You can’t help but it think of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, the BP oil spill and so many other atrocities. ⁣ ⁣ HOW BEAUTIFUL WE WERE is the story of “what happens when the residents of a fictional African village named Kosawa decide to rise up and fight back against an American oil company that has been polluting their land. Spanning forty years, it follows a generation of children growing up in this village, and what happens to them as they watch their parents fight the oil company, and when they themselves take up the fight.”⁣ ⁣ I don’t know about you but this book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2020. Super thankful to the amazing folks @randomhouse for sending it my way 🖤⁣ ⁣ What are y’all reading? I hope you are doing ok. Sending you virtual hugs 🤗⁣ • • •⁣ Wine: #Sancerre Rosé ⁣ 📚🍷⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwine #diversespines #roseallday #buddyread #fridayreads #howbeautifulwewere (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iYnNEAE6s/?igshid=656p2hapra66

[hotshotdebut]

During Shanghai lockdown I finished four English novels, #Intimacies by #KatieKitamura is my favorite just like Obama. #NoOneIsTalkingAboutThis by #PatriciaLockwood is my least favorite along with her first book #Priestdaddy. #UnsettleGround, latest and last Costa prize winner is okay. I feel that #ClaireFuller dragged the book too long. #HowBeautifulWeWere, a top 10 NTY books of 2021, by #ImboloMbue is a rare indictment of the Corporate America from African perspective. https://www.instagram.com/p/CfDwlxRoZE3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and happy #stacksaturday to you all, hope you’re having a great weekend. Today I was inspired by the fabulous @julia_flyte who posted a #titlesentencestack The idea is that the title of the book forms a complete sentence. I’m not so sure about a couple of them but I’m going with it 😂 All these books are currently still on my TBR - is anyone surprised?? 🤣 Signs For Lost Children- Sarah Moss My Year Of Rest and Relaxation- Ottessa Moshfegh The Words Of Every Song - Liz Moore The Narrow Road To The Deep North - Richard Flanagan Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottlieb We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue An Ordinary Wonder - Buki Papillon I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookstack #booksineedtoread #tbrgettingoutofcontrol #tbrandbeyond #signsforlostchildren #sarahmoss #myyearofrestandrelaxation #ottessamoshfegh #thewordsofeverysong #lizmoore #thenarrowroadtothedeepnorth #richardflanagan #maybeyoushouldtalktosomeone #lorigottlieb #weareallcompletelybesideourselves #karenjoyfowler #howbeautifulwewere #imbolombue #anordinarywonder #bukipapillon https://www.instagram.com/p/CavAf_3Lu8A/?utm_medium=tumblr