Book Review: On Words And Awards by Kunle Adebajo
What better way to learn about what it takes to win essay competitions than by reading from a grand-master essayist? “On Words and Awards” is a book written by Kunle Adebajo to serve as a blueprint for budding writers to improve their craft. For more experienced writers, it promises to reinvigorate their craft.
The book takes a philosophical approach to questioning what motivates us to participate in essay competitions or even write at all. Is it money? Or fame? While it validates some perspectives, Kunle dismisses others as being the wrong foundation upon which to build your writing.
Over and over again, Kunle Adebajo reminds us of what it really means to fail and what it really takes to win. He wrote: “I think I take losses quite well. When my friend asked me about it, I told him I simply move on after each one. But sometimes you move on as an energetic cheetah; other times you move on, limping, as a wounded dog.”
The book also attempts to clear the fog on what makes good or bad writing. From storytelling to researching, Kunle laid emphasis on the vitamins that make up a balanced essay.
The second section of “On Words And Awards” is filled with the author’s past entries, some so good you would wonder why they came third. Kunle Adebajo is a gifted writer, or according to the ideas of this book, we could say he is one writer who has spent judicious time trying to hone his craft.
The essays were richly articulated in impeccable grammar and seasoned all over with old wisdom, history, philosophy, idioms, and statistics. Kunle Adebajo has his way with words. He has his way of driving home his points and opinions.
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