Review of The Accomplishment

[Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Accomplishment" by Gold Hassanat Taiye.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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The Accomplishment by Gold Hassanat Taiye is a fictional story set in a town in southwestern Nigeria. The Accomplishment chronicles the life of a couple, Mr & Mrs Oyewole, and their children. It is a typical tale of people facing challenges and struggling to rise above them.

The Oyewoles, after two years of infertility, start having children and end up having four in the first instance - two boys and two girls. The death of Baba Ilara, Mr Oyewole's dad, makes them leave Ilara in Osun State and relocate to their hometown. This movement causes a downturn in their business and the truncation of their children's education.

The Oyewoles separate because of financial hardship and their daughters' ill health. Mrs Adejoke Oyewole moves to a different town, Kebbi, with their daughters to search for greener pastures. Mr Oyewole stays in their hometown with his two sons. Mrs Oyewole finds favour in Kebbi and is able to send foodstuff and money to her husband and sons. She is lucky to meet people who support her and her sickly daughters till they recover and become more independent. Mrs Oyewole returns to Ilara to rejoin her family and has another child. This part of the story highlights the beauty of community support in an African society.

Their daughter, Wuraola, is determined to have Western Education, even though it was not a priority for girls in Osun State. The other children also do well in their endeavours. The Oyewole boys move to Abuja to learn how to drive and work as commercial drivers. With unity and determination, they begin to do well. Wuraola is the most outstanding of the Oyewole children. She overcomes all her challenges with a renewed determination to excel. There is doggedness and resilience exhibited in the way the Oyewole family struggled to survive the financial hardships they were facing, and the beautiful ending is an encouragement for people experiencing challenges in any area of their lives.

The plot and storyline are inspiring, but the writing style needs improvement to make it more enjoyable. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars because, though the storyline is inspiring, it needs another round of editing to reduce grammatical errors. The write-up also appeared stilted. The use of dialogue would have reduced this and helped to bring the characters to life. It was a difficult book to read because the sentences did not flow. I hope the author can revisit and edit this book to make it more appealing to readers.

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[Umesh Bhatt]

Stories pertaining to the struggle and rise of families are always inspiring and this one seems to belong to the same genre.
Thanks for your precise and honest review.