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The Girl with the Louding Voice
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The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
Courageous!
Compelling!
Fearless!
I loved this book so much I could not stop talking about this and recommending this book! I haven’t read a book like this since forever and what a powerful and emotional read this was for me.
What an amazing debut novel by Abi Dare whose writing transported me to Adunni’s life, struggles, misfortunes and triumph as well. I loved reading the book in its colloquial voice of Adunni, a fourteen year old Nigerian girl, who was sold into marriage as the third wife to a much older man, who wanted a young wife in order to produce a son.
Abused and mistreated by the first wife, Adunni runs away only to find herself a slave in a wealthy household suffering all forms of abuse. Despite the life she is given, Adunni is determined to live out her dreams of going to school and becoming a teacher one day.
The story of Adunni will break your heart, and mend it right back up. The writing is very easy to read and you will find that you will become attached to Adunni and rooting for her to persevere and win in this life that is so set against her. This book made me laugh, cry, squirm to the point of discomfort and feel the different emotions all in one reading.
Congratulations to Abi Dare for an amazing and successful debut.
I highly recommend this book!!
Courageous!
Compelling!
Fearless!
I loved this book so much I could not stop talking about this and recommending this book! I haven’t read a book like this since forever and what a powerful and emotional read this was for me.
What an amazing debut novel by Abi Dare whose writing transported me to Adunni’s life, struggles, misfortunes and triumph as well. I loved reading the book in its colloquial voice of Adunni, a fourteen year old Nigerian girl, who was sold into marriage as the third wife to a much older man, who wanted a young wife in order to produce a son.
Abused and mistreated by the first wife, Adunni runs away only to find herself a slave in a wealthy household suffering all forms of abuse. Despite the life she is given, Adunni is determined to live out her dreams of going to school and becoming a teacher one day.
The story of Adunni will break your heart, and mend it right back up. The writing is very easy to read and you will find that you will become attached to Adunni and rooting for her to persevere and win in this life that is so set against her. This book made me laugh, cry, squirm to the point of discomfort and feel the different emotions all in one reading.
Congratulations to Abi Dare for an amazing and successful debut.
I highly recommend this book!!
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January 7, 2020
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Feb 14, 2020 04:36PM
I can’t wait to read this one!
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I feel the same about this beautiful book. What a gift this is to all of us. Thank you, Abi Dare!
I agree 100 percent; I couldn’t have said it any better.
Excellent review, sounds like a great book. Adding it to my list!
Great review of an amazing book. I just loved Adunni and her amazing perseverance.
Lovely review of an even lovelier book. I loved every single aspect of this book as well.
Steph: no, not at all.
So happy to see that you loved this NB! I have it to read and can't wait to get to it. Great review.
I urge you to read SILENCE IS A SENSE by Layla AlAmmar. Also excellent showing a strong woman making her way through unbelievable life events.
I am listening to the audio version of the book. The reader has a Nigerian accent & puts so much feeling & emotion into reading. It’s not easy to listen to the pain Adunni has to go through though. Still recommend this book.
From where I can find this original book?
Fatima, my best suggestion to you is to listen to it on audible. The book is written in a heavy Nigerian accent and is somewhat hard to read, but if you listen to it being read, you will find that the narrator reads it so beautifully that you will find yourself understanding it within minutes. She reads with incredible emotion and differentiates between the characters perfectly. I put this book on my favorites list, which is relatively short, as soon as I finished it!
