Official Review: Enitan by Yemisi Moweta
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Official Review: Enitan by Yemisi Moweta
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Enitan" by Yemisi Moweta.]
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Enitan is a nonfiction book by author Yemisi Moweta detailing the meeting and day to day life between graduate student Rotimi Ajala and spoilt Enitan George and how they begin to change as they continue to spend time together. The book focuses on the effects religion has on the human mind through the perspectives of the two main characters and how people change their viewpoints and affections when brought together.
Rotimi Ajala is a graduate student working his way through his doctoral program when both tragedy and an outspoken spendthrift fall into his lap. Through unforeseen circumstances, this brilliant, but nerdy student and his new roommate, Enitan George, who despises school, must learn to live with each other as forces beyond their control push them ever closer. This story follows Rotimi and Enitan as they come to term with life's events, with their feelings, and realize what is truly important in life.
For the most part, the story's events flowed quite well and the down to earth writing style made it easy to follow and read. However, it was easy to guess the outcome of the book and there weren't any real plot twists, which made reading it difficult at times. There were a few sections in the story that made me feel for the characters, but it was more reminiscent of college drama one finds between friends who are fighting over something trivial. The use of third person with the introduction of the character's thoughts made it easy for the reader to sympathize or simply understand the viewpoints of the specific character, but when switching from Rotimi's to Enitatn's perspective, or vice versa, it was not always immediately clear whose viewpoint was being considered. There were some parts of the book that did not utilize breaks and changed perspective quite quickly, which made it somewhat difficult to follow. Although the feeling of each character could be found in the writing despite it all being in third person, the transitions need some work.
Toward the end of the book, there was a heavier religious influence, which emanated from the page. The use of allusion to religious text and the slow increase in religious speech by the characters was a great illustration of the change that took place within the characters as they came to terms with everything that had happened. However, the religious presence felt a little too imposing at some points, though that is more to do with reader preference.
Outside the writing style and story line, the book needs to be reviewed by an editor or edited by the author. There were several grammar and spelling mistakes throughout the book. Although the meaning behind the words was still understandable, as a reader it broke the flow and made reading and interacting with the story less enjoyable.
For a quick read, the story is fairly enjoyable. It's a nice love story that's not too complicated, but makes you think about the events Rotimi and Enitan went through. Overall, Enitan received a 2 out of 4 stars considering everything discussed above and as it was simply not a book I would pick up on my own. If the book is edited and reviewed, it would be a lot more enjoyable to read. As it stands though, the flow of the story is broken and it is difficult for the reader to become fully engaged with the text.
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Rotimi Ajala is a graduate student working his way through his doctoral program when both tragedy and an outspoken spendthrift fall into his lap. Through unforeseen circumstances, this brilliant, but nerdy student and his new roommate, Enitan George, who despises school, must learn to live with each other as forces beyond their control push them ever closer. This story follows Rotimi and Enitan as they come to term with life's events, with their feelings, and realize what is truly important in life.
For the most part, the story's events flowed quite well and the down to earth writing style made it easy to follow and read. However, it was easy to guess the outcome of the book and there weren't any real plot twists, which made reading it difficult at times. There were a few sections in the story that made me feel for the characters, but it was more reminiscent of college drama one finds between friends who are fighting over something trivial. The use of third person with the introduction of the character's thoughts made it easy for the reader to sympathize or simply understand the viewpoints of the specific character, but when switching from Rotimi's to Enitatn's perspective, or vice versa, it was not always immediately clear whose viewpoint was being considered. There were some parts of the book that did not utilize breaks and changed perspective quite quickly, which made it somewhat difficult to follow. Although the feeling of each character could be found in the writing despite it all being in third person, the transitions need some work.
Toward the end of the book, there was a heavier religious influence, which emanated from the page. The use of allusion to religious text and the slow increase in religious speech by the characters was a great illustration of the change that took place within the characters as they came to terms with everything that had happened. However, the religious presence felt a little too imposing at some points, though that is more to do with reader preference.
Outside the writing style and story line, the book needs to be reviewed by an editor or edited by the author. There were several grammar and spelling mistakes throughout the book. Although the meaning behind the words was still understandable, as a reader it broke the flow and made reading and interacting with the story less enjoyable.
For a quick read, the story is fairly enjoyable. It's a nice love story that's not too complicated, but makes you think about the events Rotimi and Enitan went through. Overall, Enitan received a 2 out of 4 stars considering everything discussed above and as it was simply not a book I would pick up on my own. If the book is edited and reviewed, it would be a lot more enjoyable to read. As it stands though, the flow of the story is broken and it is difficult for the reader to become fully engaged with the text.
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