Here you will find all reviews of the Book of the Month 2025 series. Written by South Africans for South Africans. Interesting authors like Nakhane Touré, Farai Mudzingwa and more.
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Period Pain is an epistolary and intimate novel of a nation in crisis. It tells the story of Masechaba, a young black doctor struggling to survive in an under-resourced South African public health system while grappling with personal trauma, endometriosis, and living in a dysfunctional country.
The Comrade’s Wife by Barbara Boswell is a riveting tale of love, lust, marriage, politics, devotion, deceit, friendship, courage and so much more told though the eyes of our protagonist, Dr. Anita Fredericks.
Nervous Conditionsis a book that covers imperialism, colonisation, women's rights, and race. The story exposes us to these experiences through the lens of a young black woman from a colonised country.
The wind of Moya which is both real and in some ways a metaphor is omnipresent as through it lives are shaken, truths are unveiled and heavy chests are finally able to reveal.
The works and writings Mariama Bâ are critical and essential because of the unique and underrepresented perspective they give. Her beliefs and experiences are unveiled and communicated through this epistolary novel in the form of a letter.
Avenues By Train a welcome addition to Zimbabwe’s literary milieu and showcases the talents of an author who is deeply engaged with his country and its society.
Piggy Boy’s Blues is a tragedy, its self-discovery, its melancholy put into words. It is graphic. [...] What does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to love? Who do you transform into during moments of violation?
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Silent Book club is about meeting other like-minded readers, chatting about what other people are reading and then reading together in companionable silence.
