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Cole impresses upon the viewer a sense of hopeful desperation in 'Every Day Is For The Thief'.
I've never been to Nigeria, and I'm unsure how I felt about the country before I read this book.
That being said, Cole paints it as a hopeful city. A city in the throes of growth and change and yet neck deep in corruption.
By the end of the novel, most readers will feel exhausted by the constant presence of corruption in its various forms of bribes and deceptions.
This is a well written, deceptively simple novel about going back and finding that homes never really change even if the houses do.

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funny informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

katepowellshine's review against another edition

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3.0

I really wanted to like this more. It doesn't read like fiction at all. Maybe that shouldn't matter, but I was expecting a plot and was disappointed. The book is still informative and well written.

kennaly's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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