A REVIEW
Too Much BY ARINOLA LAWAL
Durga Chew-Bose writes the way I wish I could: lots of commas, full-stops and, short sentences with structures unlike those you learn as a child coming to grips with the use of the English language. Sentences that make more sense now after speaking the language for years. She describes her style of writing as, "Starting somewhere, ending elsewhere. Testing the obnoxious reach of my tangents." It is true. She pulls you in with writing that provides no closure but touches on so many things in such little time. I didn't realise that Too Much and Not the Mood was a collection of essays until I started reading it. This is because it was a purchase inspired by a YouTube favourite's video and there was somehow no mention of the genre. Despite the speed with which I bought the book, it spent quite a bit of time on the
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