A review by ephemerawoman
The Sleepless by Nuzo Onoh
5.0
I'm so pleased to say that the excitement Onoh generates as a short story writer is replicated here in her first novel. Engaging, pacey & not afraid to deal with some difficult subject matter, The Sleepless is a superb novel with an assured voice.
Using the Biafran war as a backdrop, Onoh blends supernatural and real world horrors in a masterful fashion.
This is a novel that deserves the widest possible audience and I hope it's the first of very many. An essential read in 2016.
Using the Biafran war as a backdrop, Onoh blends supernatural and real world horrors in a masterful fashion.
This is a novel that deserves the widest possible audience and I hope it's the first of very many. An essential read in 2016.