Very very true. As soon as I start looking for information on anything, it turns out there’s a whole rabbit hole to go down in re: that thing. Makes me so thankful to have the internet!

Yes! It’s the best! I was always so grateful to bloggers for expanding my reading horizons and telling me about books that might have flown under my radar otherwise, but even more so in the last couple of years.

Yes! It was neat because I’ve never read ANYTHING set in Cameroon before. Made me want to search out what else this author has had published in English.

Oh gosh. A good place to start, maybe not? I mean it’s an excellent book, and I liked it a lot, but it’s a slightly more demanding read in terms of asking the reader to know things about Cameroonian history. If you haven’t read any African fiction whatsoever, you can’t go wrong by starting with Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie. Half of a Yellow Sun is absolutely wonderful, but gut-wrenching. Her third novel, Americanah, is only set in Africa for part of it, but it too is extremely wonderful.

Please come to me any time! I am happy to advise! I love telling people what to read. 😀