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Lagoon
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bookshelves: science-fiction, read-women-challenge, round-the-world-africa, creatures-from-outer-space, to-the-sea
May 14, 2021
bookshelves: science-fiction, read-women-challenge, round-the-world-africa, creatures-from-outer-space, to-the-sea
Lagoon is an absolutely wild ride and I loved every bit of it.
I'm not big on comparisons, but "Doctor Who in Nigeria" is a really good one for this book, because of the wild mix of themes that you'd never think would go well together, and that Nnedi Okorafor pulls off anyway. It's funny, entertaining, deep, informative, hopeful, sad and every once in a while it rips your heart out. For me, the best kind of science fiction is one with a base deeply routed in reality, and that's what Lagoon is. I feel like I learned a lot about Lagos and Nigeria in general, and at the same time I've enjoyed a very original and inventive science fiction story.
What other book makes you cry over (view spoiler) and then laugh about (view spoiler)?
But although I enjoyed the diverse cast of characters, I would have liked the three main characters to be a bit more fleshed out, especially (view spoiler). Some of the side characters get more complexity, which I loved. Towards the end I think the scope got too big, the POVs too many and it all felt a bit rushed, although I do think I understand why the author made that choice. The book would have been a 5 star read for me it more of that time was dedicated to the charaters.
I'm not big on comparisons, but "Doctor Who in Nigeria" is a really good one for this book, because of the wild mix of themes that you'd never think would go well together, and that Nnedi Okorafor pulls off anyway. It's funny, entertaining, deep, informative, hopeful, sad and every once in a while it rips your heart out. For me, the best kind of science fiction is one with a base deeply routed in reality, and that's what Lagoon is. I feel like I learned a lot about Lagos and Nigeria in general, and at the same time I've enjoyed a very original and inventive science fiction story.
What other book makes you cry over (view spoiler) and then laugh about (view spoiler)?
But although I enjoyed the diverse cast of characters, I would have liked the three main characters to be a bit more fleshed out, especially (view spoiler). Some of the side characters get more complexity, which I loved. Towards the end I think the scope got too big, the POVs too many and it all felt a bit rushed, although I do think I understand why the author made that choice. The book would have been a 5 star read for me it more of that time was dedicated to the charaters.
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Quotes Ines Liked
“He wished he were at his home in Abuja with a glass of cool Guinness, watching Star Wars on his high-definition widescreen television. He loved Star Wars, especially the more recent instalments. There was such honour in Star Wars. In another life, he’d have made a great Jedi knight. Being a vigilante loyal only to justice was always better than being any kind of head of state.”
― Lagoon
― Lagoon
“Human beings have a hard time relating to that which does not resemble them. It’s your greatest flaw.”
― Lagoon
― Lagoon
Reading Progress
December 25, 2020
– Shelved as:
to-read
December 25, 2020
– Shelved
December 25, 2020
– Shelved as:
science-fiction
January 3, 2021
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Started Reading
March 15, 2021
– Shelved as:
read-women-challenge
March 15, 2021
– Shelved as:
round-the-world-africa
April 10, 2021
– Shelved as:
creatures-from-outer-space
April 11, 2021
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50.0%
"Okay, it is NOT this book's fault that I'm not finishing it! I started with the audiobook when I was already in an audiobook-slump. So I finally got the ebook yesterday."
April 19, 2021
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80.0%
April 23, 2021
– Shelved as:
to-the-sea
April 23, 2021
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Finished Reading
