Looking for Bono
Baba, the quintessential anti-hero. He's an illiterate 54-year-old with severe hygiene challenges who wants to meet musician Bono, so he can tell him to tell the Nigerian president to provide water for his community. Looking for Bono is a chaotic romp of a satire based on my years as a human rights worker. It's sure to provide many hours of rip-roaring laughter and fun for you and your loved ones.
Sample chapters available with every Eyo purchase.
One of the things I love most about the book is the way Abidemi deals with serious and thought-provoking issues with such intelligent humour - Amazon review, 5 stars
REVIEWS
...one of the funniest books I have read
Please take note that I am a friend of the author and I can honestly say that I am writing a review independent of my personal relations with Abidemi. This is one of the funniest books I have read. Abidemi is a gifted and skilful writer, her style of writing enables the story to flow at ease and lets the reader become immersed in the lives of the characters…. Although Looking for Bono is satirical, it deals with serious issues, shown through the lives of various residents of Palemo.
An excellent read
An excellent read and a lesson in writing tone. Nothing here was wasted- not the words, the silences, the subtext, everything gave to the experience of what felt like a real world I was happy to escape into for a short while. I hope Munira gets her own story.
Funny, brilliant characters
I read Abidemi’s first book, Eyo, a year ago, and I loved it – a powerful read. This book is just as eye-opening but written in a different style- funny, wonderful lively characters, brings the world to life. and a page turning plot… will Baba meet Bono with so many people with vested interests? There are so many cheeky twists as he tries to complete his journey … whether he wants to be on it anymore or not! I know Abidemi, and whilst I tend to prefer books with a bit more grit like her first, I really really loved this more light heartened yet observant take on Nigeria and the human rights world (as someone who worked for the UN … it rang true!)