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  • September 15, 2023

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie | Book thoughts

Man, what a book. I honestly don’t know how I feel about it… I know I loved the book. The characters. I hated Aunty (Okay hate is a bit much) I just know that I didn’t like her that is for sure. She came out as an overbearing mother who couldn’t let her kids be….

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  • September 15, 2023
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  • August 22, 2023

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green | A Review

I have read several books this year, but I must admit that The 48 Laws of Power has touched my life differently and made me feel like I am born again in the world of books. When I told Jane I would read this book, she told me she had read it a long time…

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  • August 22, 2023
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  • July 17, 2023

On My Father’s Wings by Michael Shirima | Book Review

This is how I got to reading on my father’s wing; It was our April read for our book club. I was hesitant to read it because I just wasn’t sure about it. I decided to read it last minute because a review was coming up and I needed something to keep me busy that…

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  • July 17, 2023
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  • June 26, 2023

Maame by Jessica George | Book Review

Maame is one of those books that is being discussed widely everywhere. And by “everywhere,” I mean on the social media platforms I’m active on. I wanted to clarify that. Maame, which means “woman” in Twi (a Ghanaian language), is the debut novel by Jessica George, a British Ghanaian author. It tells the story of…

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  • June 26, 2023
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A lover of book, coffee and plants. Living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania sharing her simple life!

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Slow Living in Tanzania - Books, coffee, home ✨️
Columnist @thecitizentz

I’ve been thinking about how I sometimes move thro I’ve been thinking about how I sometimes move through things without really paying attention.

The trees, the water, the food. The things that hold everything together.

Today felt like a good day to notice a bit more.

Happy Earth Day 🌍

#EarthDay2026 #SlowLiving #MindfulLiving #NatureMoments
Caught my review in print today over coffee. ☕️✨ Caught my review in print today over coffee. ☕️✨

Just kidding, it’s always out on Tuesdays in The Citizen newspaper. Today’s review: Selling to Informal Markets by Farayi Ziswa.
How I ease into my workday ☕️ . . #handgrinder # How I ease into my workday ☕️
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#handgrinder 
#coffeeathome☕️
Who gets to decide that the life you are living is Who gets to decide that the life you are living is a good one? The correct one?

Weeks after I finished The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, I am still trying to answer that question.

In my review, I talk about how I think about death and what kind of feeling it will leave behind.

This year, I want to read books that push me to question how I live and help me change some beliefs.
You sit by the sea. You drink coffee. You read. O You sit by the sea.

You drink coffee. You read. Or pretend to read as you admire the sea and wonder how far it goes. You invite intrusive thoughts while at it (IYKYK). Then you go back to actually reading and drinking your now cold coffee, because you left it alone for too long. But you don’t want to give it up.

You admire the sunset. You think about how grateful you are to be part of nature.

You pay your bill and go back to your little home that you love so much. You go to bed. The end 🤣✨️

Anyway, my current book is interesting. It is changing how I see marketing. It is more than just selling. It is a way of understanding the world better.
Are you living the way you think you should? Maybe Are you living the way you think you should?
Maybe yes. Maybe not.

That is yours to answer.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy asks you to sit with it. It is unsettling. It is necessary.

My favourite quote: “Can it be that I have not lived as one ought?” Suddenly came into his head. “But how not so, when I've done everything as it should be done?”

A review and video coming soon. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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It’s just a book until it starts feeling a little It’s just a book until it starts feeling a little too familiar.
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