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A review by caitibeth
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
3.0
Interesting concept, and certainly an ambitious scope. I love sci-fi and aliens, and I was excited to read a first-contact story set in Lagos.
However, the execution didn't quite work for me. There are an immense number of chaotic plot threads all swirling about, and many of them never go anywhere or coalesce. Meanwhile the characters are flat and not given much exploration or emotional depth, and the constant switching between approximately 523 points of view left me faintly seasick. I also see from other reviews that while Okorafor is Nigerian-American, she isn't from Lagos, and neither her setting nor her use of dialect is executed well, which is disappointing.
Great concept, mixed execution.
However, the execution didn't quite work for me. There are an immense number of chaotic plot threads all swirling about, and many of them never go anywhere or coalesce. Meanwhile the characters are flat and not given much exploration or emotional depth, and the constant switching between approximately 523 points of view left me faintly seasick. I also see from other reviews that while Okorafor is Nigerian-American, she isn't from Lagos, and neither her setting nor her use of dialect is executed well, which is disappointing.
Great concept, mixed execution.