A review by kellyd
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

slow-paced

2.75

I went into this book not knowing much, reading it for a bookclub. Unfortunately, I don't think the summary did a good job of setting expectations for this book. I was anticipating a story that was more sci-fi, grounded in reality, with aliens. Instead, the science is never really explored. It reads more like a loosely held folklore/fantasy where nothing is really explained and the stakes never feel clear. I felt bad feeling bored when there was so much going on in the plot, but I never really connected to any of the characters (other than hating Chris LOL). Not a bad book, but not the right book for me.