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Narrated by:
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Anniwaa Buachie
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Thabang Makhubela
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By:
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Damilare Kuku
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The anti-rom-com debut collection that took Nigeria by storm, featuring twelve “bewitching and revelatory” (The New York Times) and “ridiculously entertaining” (Booklist starred review) stories about the perils and pitfalls of dating men in Lagos, from a rising star of Nollywood
“Sharply observational, funny and profound, this book is dynamic sociological satire that is as universal as it is specific.”—Bolu Babalola, author of Reese's Book Club pick and national bestseller Honey and Spice
One night, you will calmly put a knife to your husband's private part and promise to cut it off. It will scare him so much that the next day, he will call his family members for a meeting in the house. He will not call your family members, but you will not care. You won’t need them.
In this remarkable short story collection, Damilare Kuku takes us deep into the heart of modern Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, and the lives of a collection of audacious women who cope with romantic difficulties by brilliantly turning the tables on the men who wrong them.
One hardworking married woman calmly threatens sharp-edged revenge on her lazy, hypocritical husband. Another skillfully protects her own business interests by shielding her pastor-husband from allegations of cheating that may or may not be true. A group of wealthy wives deceived by their husbands join forces in a WhatsApp support group called the Virtuous Wives Guild. And a discerning dater fed up with Nigerian men makes a vow to date only oyibos before discovering that white men can act just as badly.
A bestseller in Damilare Kuku’s native Nigeria, Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad is a raunchy, satisfying, and outrageous listen steeped in the chaos and allure of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city. It’s also a love letter to Nigerian women: the women in these stories may be confronted at every turn with liars, scammers, and cheaters in their quests for love, but they always figure out how to come out victorious.
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Wonderful narration. Mediocre stories.
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A dream come true
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Unflinchingly Real!
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Sexy stories about trash men!
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- ugonna
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True story....got it very right
Great stories of what life is like In Lagos. Very funny and vivid descriptions. I thought the sex acts were a bit too much. The narrators were good.
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- Black Women Read Too
- 03-19-24
So Good !!! So GOOD
I love every single story in this book. I cannot believe how good this book was. I am a short story fanatic. These were AMAZING
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- Doussou Camara
- 06-11-24
AMAZING STORYTELLING
This story is such a page turner! I tried to prolong finishing it as long as I could. I can’t wait to re-read it.
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- Phebe
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Amazing narrator
This was one of the best narrations I’ve ever heard! The stories were so great to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
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Horrible Female Narrator
I’m on the third story, but I know for a fact that I CANNOT continue. I wish I had just listened to my instinct and bought the hard copy of this book. The first two stories were great and I loved them. I had to force myself to listen to that first one, but the male narrator on the second was tolerable, although was not reading in an authentic manner as well.
I’m of Nigerian descent based in the US and the way this narrator is butchering names and places is bad enough. However, what makes this unbearable is not just her accent, but her inflections. She is reading the story in an insufferable manner and one not authentic to Nigerians or really any culture I’m familiar with.
I wish audible would hire more auditors who have been approved by the author, as I’m sure the author would not be happy to have her work butchered in this manner.
The author is brilliant and I thoroughly enjoyed the first two stories, but I’m going to have to buy the book in order to continue and not further ruin my experience.
I wouldn’t even mind rereading this for audible free of charge in order to have this beautiful work showcased in a better light.
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- Jay
- 04-17-24
Narration was horrible
Loved the stories but the nation was horrible and very aggressive. Audible find a better person for these narrations
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- Omotoye Makinde
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Interesting short stories
The narration was terrible, especially the female narrator. The accent was all over the place and somehow managed to turn every sentence into an aggressive spew.
Audible, for what it’s worth, i’m a british american nigerian with voice performance experience. We can do better for these writers and these stories.
This narration made it really hard to listen to what should have been a thoroughly entertaining and relatable read. Y’all didn’t do right by this author
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- Jamani Swift
- 07-30-24
Rated RG for Real Grown 👍🏾
Strong start….
It is a series of completely unrelated stories.The Story-telling format at one point was a one-sided conversation 😖 other than that it was an interesting read. Rated RG for Real Grown lol sexual content is strong while not raunchy.
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