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Gifty’s mom, who she nicknamed The Black Mamba, TBM. was sick with depression. (Gyasi, p. 44) Her eldest child, a son called Nana, died soon after his high school prom. She discovered his stash of OxyContin pills when he was 15 years old. She couldn’t handle it. As Nana grew older, his temper became bad…
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The Chin Chin man’s first job was a janitor at a kids’ day care center. The Chin Chin man was a nickname Gifty gave her dad. Related post: The main book review anchor post is at https://booksreviewsandmore.com/why-did-gifty-give-her-family-members-nicknames/
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The guests were Gifty, Han’s colleagues and other scientists. (Gyasi, p. 34)
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Gifty said, “my teacher gifted me a bottle from the back of her storage closet.” (Gyasi, p. 32) Her teacher was experienced and knew that some parents would not be providing a bottle oof corn syrup for their child’s science class experiment. She bought and kept spare bottles in her storage closet, for the purpose…
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Nana was 15 years old when his mother found OxyContin pills in his room. That does not mean he started taking pills when he was 15. He could have began consuming pills when he was younger, but nobody in his family detected it. When Nana was 13 years old, he signed up for basketball in…
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The Black Mamba was Gifty’s secret code name for her mother. She had a job as a “home health aid” for Mr Thomas. She was a caretaker who helped the 80 + year old man with his bodily needs like eating, drinking, going to the toilet and bathing.
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Geoffrey was Gifty’s friend and when he heard her saying she was a princess, he told her that “Black people can’t be princesses.” Geoffrey was old fashioned. He was ignorant of facts. Here is a short list of at least three black women who are princesses: 2. Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria. She is an…
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Franz Kafka wrote The Trial with many absurdities to emphasize his messages. Kafka lived from 1883 to 1924. in his book The Trial, he described ordinary people operating scams to cheat their friend and foe alike. Humanity was so depraved. Related post: The main book review on The Trial is at https://booksreviewsandmore.com/kafkas-the-trial-was-inspired-by-women/