tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post8559018960519456589..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Nigeria today, through an emigrant's eyesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-24467542903979361642014-07-31T20:33:43.686-05:002014-07-31T20:33:43.686-05:00vicki, he is mistaken for a foreigner more than on...vicki, he is mistaken for a foreigner more than once - people surprised when he speaks the local language. So the dislocation is external sometimes as well as internal.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-91745379137112786472014-07-31T03:49:29.783-05:002014-07-31T03:49:29.783-05:00Looking like you belong but not belonging is presu...Looking like you belong but not belonging is presumably a thread in here too - I find that idea of dislocation so interesting.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-62079005210825225012014-07-30T21:17:04.021-05:002014-07-30T21:17:04.021-05:00Alex, I'm thinking of recommending this to one...Alex, I'm thinking of recommending this to one of my book groups. I hope your friend enjoys it.<br /><br />Cat, if someone had suggested it to me, I probably would have hesitated - but when I found it in the library, just from the first page I wanted to keep reading.<br /><br />Lark, this was a very immersive reading experience for me! I would love to travel to Africa some day, though I'm more of an arm-chair traveler.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-37405681934161633442014-07-30T18:50:21.431-05:002014-07-30T18:50:21.431-05:00I like books that take me to different places and ...I like books that take me to different places and immerse me in other cultures. (And after all, I think I'd rather read about Nigeria than travel there right now.) This sounds like a really interesting read. Thanks for the review!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-12192304295009764202014-07-30T15:42:00.851-05:002014-07-30T15:42:00.851-05:00Not the sort of book that would appeal to me eithe...Not the sort of book that would appeal to me either at first sight but you make it sound rather interesting...and I see it's on my library's shelves.Maybe I'll challenge myself to step outside the comfort zone :-)Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-1904128791787720222014-07-30T11:53:03.243-05:002014-07-30T11:53:03.243-05:00Maybe not a book for me, but I know exactly the pe...Maybe not a book for me, but I know exactly the person to whom I would give this, so thanks for sorting out her forthcoming birthday present.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com