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An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction
Setting: Nigeria
Description: An Ordinary Wonder is a powerful coming of age story of an intersex twin, Oto, who is forced to live as a boy and adhere to prohibitive Yoruba traditions despite his desire to live as a girl. His wealthy and powerful family are ashamed of him and we see Oto become more estranged from his twin sister and experience heart-breaking brutality at the hands of his mother…Read more on Goodreads/Storygraph
Content Warning information can be found via the above Storygraph link.
#an ordinary wonder#buki papillon#contemporary fiction#adult fiction#books set in nigeria#read around the world challenge#read around the world#diverse books#diverse reads#favourite reads#lgbtqia#queer
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Fave Five: Audiobooks with Queer Nigerian Protagonists
Fave Five: Audiobooks with Queer Nigerian Protagonists
This post is sponsored by OrangeSky Audio in honor of the publication of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu, narrated by Mirron Willis! The audiobook edition includes an exclusive introduction voiced by the author.
These nine stories of queer male intimacy brim with simmering secrecy, ecstasy, loneliness, and love in their depictions of what it means to be gay in…
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#Adjoa Andoh#An Ordinary Wonder#Arinze Ifeakandu#Buki Papillon#Chinelo Okparanta#Findaway#God&039;s Children Are Little Broken Things#Julia Whelan#Mirron Willis#Nigerian#OrangeSky Audio#Prentice Onoyemi#Robin Miles#SponCon#Under the Udala Trees#When We Speak Of Nothing
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Do you guys have any more intersex rep books? There's only like 5 on here and it's hard to find anything ;w;
Main Characters:
Pantomime by L. R. Lam - bisexual intersex genderfluid MC
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E. K. Johnston - poc queer female x bisexual intersex female x male
None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio - intersex female
Golden Boy by Abigail Tartellin - intersex male
Annabel by Kathleen Winter - trans-femme intersex male
Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides - Greek-American intersex transgender male
Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo - intersex female
Double Exposure by Bridget Birdsail - intersex female
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire - intersex female
Miss Jane by Brad Watson - intersex female MC born with vaginal agenesis that causes incontinence and prevents penetrative sex
An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon - Nigerian intersex female MC forced to live as a boy
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon - black albino bisexual intersex MC who is partially blind and has chronic pain
The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett - intersex female questioning her gender identity
Lord of the Last Heartbeat by Mary Peterson - non-binary intersex MC (he/him)
Real Easy by Marie Rutkoski - intersex female
Just Ash by Sol Santana - intersex male
Trans Liberty Riot Brigade by L. M. Pierce - queer intersex female with a fantasy-drug addiction
Side Characters / World Building:
Temper by Nicky Drayden - intersex SCs in a world where everyone is born with a twin, and sometimes the genitalia gets "mixed" between them
2313 by Kim Stanley Robinson - intersex female MC due to future scientific advancements in a society without gender norms, where intersex / nonbinary seems to be the default
The Pursued and the Pursuing by A. J. Odasso - intersex female prominent SC (adopted daughter of main mlm couple)
Manywhere: Stories by Morgan Thomas - intersex prominent SC, but gender identity unknown
full notes on representation and publishing info at qbdatabase.com
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🌟 Challenge progress time! 🌟
24 of 208 countries/regions
Here is the updated progress list! I’m going back and forth between using the randomizer and just picking up books off my wishlist that go on Kindle sale (which is where I got Furia... which so far is really good!) I want to click the randomizer again, but I already have 3 to read... *resists the shiny button* I have more reviews to finished, but it’s more fun to read...
bold are newly finished
🇦🇫 Afghanistan - One Half from the East, Nadia Hashimi
🇧🇸 Bahamas - Facing the Sun, Janice Lynn Mathers
🇧🇴 Bolivia - Woven in Moonlight, Isabel Ibañez
🇧🇼 Botswana - Entwined, Cheryl S. Ntumy
🇨🇦 Canada - This House is Not a Home, Katłıà
🇨🇫 Central African Republic - Beasts of Prey, Ayana Gray*
🇨🇳 China - Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Torch, Lyn Miller-Lachmann
🇫🇷 France - Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, Faïza Guène
🇬🇷 Greece - Tina’s Web, Alki Zei
🇬🇱 Greenland - Last Night in Nuuk, Niviaq Korneliussen
🇬🇩 Grenada - Sugar Money, Jane Harris
🇮🇳 India - Lioness of Punjab, Anita Jari Kharbanda
🇯🇵 Japan - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura
🇲🇾 Malaysia - The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf
🇲🇦 Morocco - Thorn, Intisar Khanani*
🇳🇬 Nigeria - An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon
🇲🇰 North Macedonia - A Spare Life, Lidija Dimkovska
🇵🇱 Poland - When the Angels Left the Old Country, Sacha Lamb
🇷🇺 Russia - Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
🇼🇸 Samoa - Telesā: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young
🇬🇧 Scotland - The Library of the Dead, T.L. Huchu
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson*
🇺🇸 United States - Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger
*inspired
Currently reading:
🇦🇷 Argentina - Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez
🌍 North Africa - Waking Fire, Jean Louise
To read next:
🇱🇹 Lithuania - To Fang, With Love, Rufi Thorpe
🇸🇳 Senegal - No Heaven for Good Boys, Keisha Bush
#updates#currently reading#reading challenge#ya world challenge#world books#international books#diverse reads#diverse ya#ya books#2022 reads#booklr#bookblr#bookworm#studyblr#booklover
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So uh, do you ever do that thing where you think you did something, except you didn't do it, you only remembered to do it, and somehow your brain decided that was the same thing?
Yeah, that was me with turning on my ask box. ANYWAY.
@theskeletoninthegarden
(referencing this post)
How many books did you read this year?
If we're counting manga (and I am because if it was good enough for my library's summer reading program, it's good enough for everyone else), I would guesstimate about...hmm...
113, perhaps?
Manga was my gateway back into reading after many, many years of Pointless Reading Anxiety Over Nothing. It's quick, it's good, and easy, so that made everything else easier to get into, too!
But including only the wordy-word books, that's about, uhh...
34? Many of them re-reads as I revisited old favorites.
17. Top five books of the year
Alrighty, here we go (in no particular order because I am bad at ranking):
-An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon. Seriously, this one hooked me right from the beginning. It follows an intersex main character living in Nigeria. There are some harrowing scenes so read safely, but it was. Just so good. Pretty sure I cried.
-I had That Same Dream Again by Yoru Sumino. This one was so stinkin' cute and whimsical. I had a fantastic time, and it really reminded me of what it's like to be a kid again.
-The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher. YA mystery about the sudden death of a girl, and all the people tangled up in it. This one was a re-read, and I'd only read it once before, but it really nails the type of writing style I lean towards.
-It Had to Be You by Georgia Clark. I historically haven't read a lot of romance, but this is the book that convinced me I should read more. Especially the fluffy kind. Bonus: an entire will-they-gay, won't-they-gay tension permeates the entire thing, with a payoff that I won't spoil. But I had a great time.
-Providence by Max Berry. If you like existential space horror and would enjoy a prominent character that you can easily headcanon as autistic, I'd check this one out.
Bonus shout-out to Haikyu! as the manga series that has devoured my soul this year. I fuckin' love my volleyball boys.
34. What’s a book you’ve recommended the most this year?
I haven't done much recommending, but I absolutely would suggest The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen if you are even slightly interested in graphic novels. I did me a nice cry over that one.
18. Least favourite books of the year
Well, nothing I outright disliked, so that's good! In terms of manga, I tried Dr. Stone for the first time, and it just was a series I couldn't get into. The Last Slave Ship by Ben Raines was very interesting, but was probably the hardest to get through.
Thanks again for the ask!! This was fun. :D
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Finished with An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon for Nigeria.
Twin(s) with a medical problem in a country with lesser resources in the 90s have abusive parents due to their disability, and must deal with bullying, their own arguments, and work to get to another country where their condition can be treated.
Goes to pick up A Spare Life for Macedonia per the randomizer. Reads the first chapter.
Wait, I... just read this one. *facepalm*
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The list and links to Scribd/free places to read
The Yoruba: A New History - Akinwunmi Ogundira
Yoruba Modern Practical Dictionary
Yoruba Trickster Tales - Oyekan Owomoyela
Myth, Literature, and the African World - Wole Soyinka
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens - Lilith Dorsey
Forest of a Thousand Daemons - D. O. Fagunwa
Indigo - Molara Wood
Children of the Quicksands - Efua Traore
Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi*
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon - Wole Talabi
What the Forest Told Me: Yoruba Hunter, Culture and Narrative Performance Ayo Adeduntan
The Palm-Wine Drinkard - Amos Tutuola
Encyclopedia of the Yoruba
Gelede: Art and Female Power among the Yoruba
An Ordinary Wonder - Buki Papillon
The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses - Oyèrónkè Oyėwùmí
The Gods Are Not to Blame - Ola Rotimi
Gods and Heroes: Itan—Legends of the Golden Age Book One - Oladele Olusanya
*Read
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Buki Papillon on African Folklore and Wakanda Forever ‹ Literary Hub
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Buki Papillon on African Folklore and Wakanda Forever ‹ Literary Hub
Buki Papillon, inaugural winner of the Maya Angelou Book Award in fiction, joins hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss African folklore’s impact on popular culture. They talk about how the newly released blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever draws on the myths, histories, and languages of many African nations, including the tradition of calling […]
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Review: An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon
There is nothing like a book that simply strikes me as being completely unlike any other that I’ve read before. Something about this wonderful, heart-rending story told me that it was the unique read I’ve been looking for and I’m so glad I discovered it.
In early 1990s Nigeria, Oto is finally about to escape his abusive childhood home and go to boarding school but he’s leaving behind his beloved twin sister Wura. He knows that he must hide who he really is from everyone at school and when he finds herself falling for his roommate, he realises that things will be even harder than he imagined. At home, family matters become difficult to manage, terrible secrets emerge and even Oto and Wura’s seemingly unbreakable bond is at stake. Can Oto finally find the strength and courage to become who he was always meant to be -a beautiful, ambitious girl named Lori?
I need to warn you straightaway that this novel contains A LOT of physical, mental and some sexual abuse. There is a lot of misery and darkness, particularly for a big chunk of the beginning of the book, so please be aware of this before giving it a read.
Oto suffers a lot of severe mistreatment at the hands of her family members and it was incredibly distressing to read. I shed a few tears over the gruelling punishments and horrific mistreatment that she suffers at the hands of those who are supposed to protect her. Dreams of Oto and Wura running far away into the sunset together certainly crossed my mind but I knew it would never be an easy road.
The bond between Oto and Wura is so beautiful. Although Wura doesn’t know everything about her sibling, they really seem to be two halves of a whole. I read the significance of the matching watches as a metaphor for their relationship -they are each other’s world. The reoccurance of the watches at the end of the book brings the story full circle, much like the journey that their relationship takes.
When Oto first arrives at ISS (International Secondary School), she goes through many of the typical new-kid emotions albeit heightened ones because of her secret. She vows to blend in and abandon her true self, which broke my heart but which is obviously the safest thing to do.
However, Lori is forever present in the way that she notices cute boys, her admiration of Wura’s outfits and her budding obsession with romance novels. Because of this, I could never really read Oto as a wholly male or female character. Although we know that Oto is intersex, has been raised as male but feels female from the very beginning of the book, Papillon does such an excellent job of writing her as someone whose gender is ambiguous.
Oto’s roommate Derin is. without a doubt. one of my favourite characters that I’ve come across in a coming-of-age novel. He is so wonderfully wise and non-judgemental for a teenage boy and I knew he’d be a great source of light for Oto. If only everyone had a Derin while we were growing up, some of us would be much kinder, better-adjusted adults.
I loved the way the book tackled very real examples of the struggles that intersex people undoubtedly go through. Their basic biology is, of course, ignored by science textbooks and teaching, so they grow up not having a clue which version of puberty they are likely to go through. Will they grow facial hair or get a period? Maybe it will be both? These are questions that Oto constantly asks but the reality is, there aren’t any definite answers to them.
There is a section of this book that really choked me up and caused my heart to break. Oto finds herself in hospital after a very serious incident but at this point, she has such a low opinion of herself that she is convinced that she isn’t worth the doctor’s time. These feelings of extremely low self-worth ring so true for anyone who is a victim of long-term abuse. If you can relate to that directly, I really would advise you to be aware that An Ordinary Wonder contains some very distressing events and emotions conjured up by that. Just a little warning before you rush to pick it up!
In times of great need, an ethereal entity known as Yeyemi comes to Oto. ‘Yeye-mi’ translates from Yoruba as ‘my mother’ and she certainly plays the role of an ideal, nurturing mother figure to Oto that she has never had in her reality. Yeyemi is a source of comfort, guidance and wisdom, which is exactly what folktales are for so many cultures. I knew that under Yeyemi’s unwavering, powerful protection that Oto would flourish. Having this element of Nigerian folklore in the novel gave it an authentic unique dimension and these immersive scenes were so beautifully written.
Thankfully, towards the end of the book, Oto starts to get some validation and acceptance. Her relationship with art teacher Mr Dickson is wonderfully uplifting and it’s partly this that finally gives her the strength to live life exactly as she wants to. Despite the harrowing beginnings of the book, the light at the end of the tunnel is shone bright throughout the final 20%.
An Ordinary Wonder is a very unique, powerful novel with themes of gender, identity, incredible resilience and Nigerian family culture. One of the most inspiring things about Oto is her immovable determination to become Lori, despite having always been told that she is a boy. It’s a story of battling against all odds to be true to who you know you really are and allowing that person to live life and shine bright.
An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon will be published by Dialogue Books on 25th March 2021.
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Hello everyone and happy #stacksaturday to you all, hope you’re having a great weekend. Today I was inspired by the fabulous @julia_flyte who posted a #titlesentencestack The idea is that the title of the book forms a complete sentence. I’m not so sure about a couple of them but I’m going with it 😂 All these books are currently still on my TBR - is anyone surprised?? 🤣 Signs For Lost Children- Sarah Moss My Year Of Rest and Relaxation- Ottessa Moshfegh The Words Of Every Song - Liz Moore The Narrow Road To The Deep North - Richard Flanagan Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottlieb We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue An Ordinary Wonder - Buki Papillon I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookstack #booksineedtoread #tbrgettingoutofcontrol #tbrandbeyond #signsforlostchildren #sarahmoss #myyearofrestandrelaxation #ottessamoshfegh #thewordsofeverysong #lizmoore #thenarrowroadtothedeepnorth #richardflanagan #maybeyoushouldtalktosomeone #lorigottlieb #weareallcompletelybesideourselves #karenjoyfowler #howbeautifulwewere #imbolombue #anordinarywonder #bukipapillon https://www.instagram.com/p/CavAf_3Lu8A/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Half-year wrap-up and 1 Year Anniversary!
I posted the first review for my YA World Challenge reading project on June 24 last year, so I just realized it's my 1 year anniversary!
So far I have finished 40 countries/regions! Including 2 trilogies and 1 duology that makes 45 books, at a rate of almost 4 per month. I'm pretty happy with that progress! I finished 20 books in 2023 so far.
I'm also happy that I'm still enjoying this project. Sticking to genres I like has helped, and I'm amazed by the diversity of new YA releases coming out lately, which has made it easy to pick up new books (thanks, Netgalley!!)
Challenge progress:
40 of 208 countries/regions (newly added in bold)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan - One Half from the East, Nadia Hashimi
🇦🇷 Argentina - Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - The Orphan Sky, Ella Leya
🇧🇸 Bahamas - Facing the Sun, Janice Lynn Mathers
🇧🇴 Bolivia - Woven in Moonlight + Written in Starlight, Isabel Ibañez
🇧🇼 Botswana - Entwined, Cheryl S. Ntumy
🇨🇦 Canada - This House is Not a Home, Katłıà
🇨🇫 Central African Republic - Beasts of Prey, Ayana Gray*
🇨🇳 China - Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Torch, Lyn Miller-Lachmann
🇪🇪 Estonia - The Man Who Spoke Snakish, Andrus Kivirähk
🇫🇯 Fiji - The Wild Ones, Nafiza Azad
🇫🇷 France - Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, Faïza Guène
🇬🇷 Greece - Tina’s Web, Alki Zei
🇬🇱 Greenland - Last Night in Nuuk, Niviaq Korneliussen
🇬🇩 Grenada - Sugar Money, Jane Harris
🇮🇳 India - Lioness of Punjab, Anita Jari Kharbanda
🇮🇶 Iraq - Yazidi!, Aurélien Ducoudray & Mini Ludvin
🇮🇪 Ireland - All Our Hidden Gifts, Caroline O'Donoghue
🇯🇵 Japan - Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura
🇱🇹 Lithuania - Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepatys
🇲🇾 Malaysia - The Weight of Our Sky, Hanna Alkaf
🇲🇽 Mexico - Secret of the Moon Conch - David Bowles; Guadalupe García McCall
🇲🇦 Morocco - Thorn, Intisar Khanani*
🇳🇬 Nigeria - An Ordinary Wonder, Buki Papillon
🇲🇰 North Macedonia - A Spare Life, Lidija Dimkovska
🇵🇸 Palestine - Travellers Along the Way, Aminah Mae Safi
🇵🇱 Poland - When the Angels Left the Old Country, Sacha Lamb
🇵🇹 Portugal - Mariana, Katherine Vaz
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - The Wicked Bargain, Gabe Cole Novoa
🇷🇴 Romania - And I Darken (trilogy), Kiersten White
🇷🇺 Russia - Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko
🇼🇸 Samoa - Telesā: The Covenant Keeper, Lani Wendt Young
🇬🇧 Scotland - The Library of the Dead, T.L. Huchu
🇸🇬 Singapore - Sofia and the Utopia Machine, Judith Huang
🇸🇪 Sweden - The Circle (Engelsfors trilogy), Sara Elfgren & Mats Strandberg
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago - When the Vibe is Right, Sarah Dass
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson*
🇺🇸 United States - Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - All That It Ever Meant, Blessing Musariri
*inspired fantasy world
Currently reading:
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - I Am Kavi, Thushanthi Ponweera
🇨🇺 Cuba - A Tall Dark Trouble, Vanessa Montalban
#updates#ya world challenge#reading challenge#half year update#booklr#bookblr#june wrap up#2023 reads#books#tbr goals#ya books#fantasy books#diverse books#currently reading#books and reading#reading goals#read the world#authors of color#reading list
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In our new place for close to 2 weeks now, and everything is still pretty upside down, though I’ve been escaping to reading when I can.
I’m currently juggling these three so I can used my Scribd free trial:
Thorn by Intisar Khanani ( 🇲🇦 Morocco-inspired)
An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon ( 🇳🇬 Nigeria)
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko ( 🇷🇺 Russia)
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