Let me start with saying that I tremendously enjoyed reading this book, I'd love to read it again. The delicacy of Teju's writing is inspiring and impressive. I'd love to write like that.
Some people think that this is his second published work after Open City (I am yet to read), in fact, Every Day is for the Thief is his debut novel first published in Nigeria by Cassava Republic Press
This book reads like a journal entree about a young man who visits Nigeria after living in the USA for over a decade. His first entry starts with how he already started feeling the stress and pressure of Nigeria at its embassy. In order to have things done and on time make sure you have a box full of money! And that is only the beginning of what he has to tell us.
When one gets used to the basic way of living in the west, it is difficult to adjust to life in the city of Lagos, unless
