The Book of Everything is laced with humour, much of it delivered through the unforgettable Uncle Ibe and Egwuatu, the lawyer whose diction is gargantuan. More than once, I found myself chuckling, pausing to relish the wit before continuing. Told in the first person and set across America, Nigeria, and South Africa, Nwosu explores the clash between the ancient and the modern and the ordinary and the fantastical in prose as smooth as honey