Welcome to Litsy!

I've also decided to (unofficially) do Litsy A to Z so I've got some more stuff to record in my bookish bullet journal.

The notebook is a small coral Moleskine I thrifted for $1.50 back in June. I was gonna use it for a general bullet journal, but then I looked up some layouts and I was like, "Nah."

Tonight, though, I had some ideas about bookish stats trackers, so I pulled my Moleskine off the shelf & got to work. It feels so good in the hand.

This essay collection blew me away. Achebe writes about his identity as a Nigerian, the course his country's taken in recent decades, and the enduring shadow of colonialism, all with an eye to how various forms of education, including media consumption, impact worldwide views of Africa. It's a short book, but a powerful one.

One blip: while the narrator performs well, I wish they'd hired a Nigerian actor for the job.

Brillant! But then again Achebe is the master

This essay collection is a mix of autobiography and social commentary, touching on themes of colonialism, education, race, and immigration. If you like Achebe's fiction, don't miss this one!

Read more: https://readtheworld.org/2015/08/29/the-education-of-a-british-protected-child-b...