TRENDING TOPICS
THE PEPPERSOUP LOVELETTERS: SEE THE
WORLD FROM VICTOR’S LENS.
(A
Comprehensive Book Review)
On Wednesday, October
30th, 2019, Victor and I met for the first time following weeks of
exchanging calls and messages on WhatsApp at the Ikeja City Mall, Alausa-Ikeja,
Lagos. The same day, I got my hard copy of his book – The Peppersoup Loveletters, we had a lengthy conversation and we connected
almost immediately, I learnt a lot of things from him and I discussed my plans
for SHEGZSABLEZS’ blog too, he immediately accepted to publish his wonderful
articles through his column on the blog – Insights On Life.
The first episode of
Insights On Life was titled: Your Fears
Don’t Exist, it was published on the blog on November 3rd (the
first Sunday in November), and it can be accessed here. Ever since, Victor has
been giving us fantastic pieces and brotherly advice on how to move the blog
forward and connect with our esteemed readers in a more professional way.
The Peppersoup Loveletters is a wonderful
book that basically covers all the diverse and most controversial topics of
discussion in today’s world. The 81-page book is a massive compilation of
loveletters from an author to a peppersoup-addicted populace ignorance of real
issues and popular myths that has continued to mislead them from time immemorial.
In subsequent paragraphs, I will discuss my take on the book under two separate
headings titled: The Spicy and The Salty Peppersoup.
The
Spicy Peppersoup: The Peppersoup Loveletters is a short and precise timeless artistic
piece, it is obvious the author put in a lot of effort. The book is noticeably
straight to the point, it discusses real issues in the shortest and most specific
manner. Chapter 15 titled: A Short Piece
On Being Good And Evil is the longest chapter in the book but it is only
4-pages and 854 words long. This authenticates
the fact that the author deliberately summarized all the chapters to ensure
that the book is no longer than expected.
Additionally, the
author used ‘everyday words’ for
easier understanding and assimilation. Most importantly, I love that fact that
the author was very thoughtful in his quest to infuse humor while touching on
real issues and in discussing seemingly important topics. In chapter 16 titled:
Soul Therapy Against Depression, our
kitchen guru noted; “During the course of
your life, you will have bouts of depression. It is normal to all humans, not
because they lack happiness or peppersoup,
but because they have to answer some questions at the deeper level of their
being.”
I would also like to appeal to the author to ensure that grammatical errors are reduced to the barest minimum in subsequent editions.
Conclusively, while I understand that perfection is divine, I would encourage the writer to ensure that they are reduced to the barest minimum in revised editions. Nobody wants strands of hairs in their peppersoup.
Finally, The Peppersoup Loveletters is a fantastic
read, a wonderful collection of thoughts from an informed individual. My favorite
chapters are How To Date, Sex On First Sight, Sex is not a sin?, Woman &
Her master, Woman As She is, The Light in your tunnel, The disaster of Mere
Book Knowledge and Soul Therapy Against Depression.
Please talk to Victor
and grab your copy of the Peppersoup
Loveletters.
See you sometime in
the future.
Oluwole Olusanya is the Founder and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of the fastest growing lifestyle blogs in
the country. He is a banker, writer, blogger, public affairs analyst and a tax
consultant. He anchors Trending Topics on SHEGZSABLEZS’ Blog where he
shares his thoughts and opinions on trending issues.
He is currently studying for a Masters
Degree in Business Administration at the University of South Wales, Wales, United
Kingdom. He has diplomas in Banking and Finance, Investigative Journalism,
Creative Writing and Linguistics from Lagos State Polytechnic, Isolo, Lagos,
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland and The Open University, Milton
Keynes, United Kingdom.
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