I Do Not Come To You By Chance

Nwaubani, Adaobi Tricia

Click on your email and be ready for riches - once you've handed over your bank account details. A young Nigerian man's fine education has not delivered prosperous employment and his family's financial problems are mounting. The solution: Kingsley reluctantly enters the world of email scamming and assists his Uncle 'Cash Daddy' in filching the gullible rich. A poignantly humorous morality tale, that not only examines the connection between poverty and crime, but highlights the relationship between Africa and the West.

Comments from Groups

Enlightening book showing despicable behaviour towards the foolishness of another culture. Nicely written and easy to read with good use of humour. Characters well developed. Tauranga 18

To sum up in one word: "Wow"! Such an interesting look at computer scams. Thought provoking and very funny. We loved it. Auckland 20

Definitely we would recommend this book. Very interesting what is behind the emails which we all receive and just delete. Wellington 173

Who has not had a begging email from Nigeria? A great read about a current topic, raising ethical issues and discussion about corruption. Waikane 2

An interesting insight into the Nigerian scammers, their motivations and life styles and community acceptance. Great first novel. Ohau 1

A compelling story..the responsibility to feed and educate your family by any means, or remain true to ideals regardless of the consequences. However the character did have choice later and greed took over. Taupo 3

Pages
343

Year
2009

Reviews

AUCK 105

08-11-2022

All thoroughly enjoyed the different perspectives, insights and commentary on a whole different country, life and way of thinking. Brilliant book for book club discussion.

CHCH 058

19-06-2019

Everyone in the small group greatly enjoyed this book, and felt that we had learned something about avoiding being scammed ourselves. We felt the book painted a very compelling picture of modern Nigeria's problems, though it was presented in a light and easy to read form. We all felt it was a terrific read and would recommend it highly.

TAKA 001

19-06-2019

An interesting read on a topical subject from a new young author.

AMBER 002

19-06-2019

We enjoyed the humour of her writing. Good description of Nigerian life and attitudes.

TEAWA 001

19-06-2019

Lively debate re morality versus genuine need.

AUCK 174

19-06-2019

Bit of a divergence of opinion - some found it very interesting/ quite humorous in parts, others were offended by the whole concept of "international scams" and thought the book "sad and nasty". Good discussion though!

BLENH 003

19-06-2019

Thought-provoking and enlightening about email scam operations; enjoyable humour at times. Interesting moral outlook in this African country.