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Lagoon

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Ben Onwukwe
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Three strangers, each isolated by his or her own problems: Adaora, the marine biologist. Anthony, the rapper famous throughout Africa. Agu, the troubled soldier. Wandering Bar Beach in Lagos, Nigeria's legendary mega-city, they're more alone than they've ever been before. But when something like a meteorite plunges into the ocean and a tidal wave overcomes them, these three people will find themselves bound together in ways they could never imagine.

Together with Ayodele, a visitor from beyond the stars, they must race through Lagos and against time itself in order to save the city, the world...and themselves.

'There was no time to flee. No time to turn. No time to shriek. And there was no pain. It was like being thrown into the stars.'

2015, The Kitschies Red Tentacle, Short-listed

©2014 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton Action & Adventure Fantasy Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Africa Fiction
Unique Cultural Perspective • Creative Alien Concept • Exceptional Voice Acting • Diverse Characters

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Things I liked: Setting an alien invasion in Lagos Nigeria, all the characters are Africans (with a couple of African-Americans thrown in), the way animals just accept the changes introduced by the aliens vs the humans rejecting the aliens. I really loved the use of language, particularly the passages in Pidgin English. Even though it was sometimes hard to understand, it really grounded the book and made the characters feel very real. I also liked the lyrical way the author wrote in the voices of the animals as in the following two passages (the first is from the point of view of a bat, the second is a spider). Also, I have to say, this book had some of the best cover art ever.

“She flies higher than she’s ever flown before, maybe she is trying to leave the earth. She isn’t sure, she isn’t thinking about it. She’s far in her mind, deep in her own thoughts, the air on her wings feels amazing, she is swimming, rolling through the air as if it’s water. She lifts her head as she flies and lets out a series of loud chirps. And that’s when she sees it. The largest bat ever. Flying faster than any hawk or eagle or owl, roaring like some sort of monster. She doesn’t know the human word ‘dragon’ otherwise she would call it that. There is no time to flee. No time to turn. No time to shriek, and no pain. It is like being thrown into the stars.”

“I am the unseen. For centuries I have been here, beneath this great city, this metropolis. I know your language. I know all languages. . . . My cave is broad and cool. The sun cannot send its heat down here. The damp soil is rich and fragrant. I turn softly on my back and place my eight legs to the cave ceiling. Then, I listen. I am the spider. I see sound. I feel taste. I hear touch. I spin this story. This is the story I’ve spun.”

I was a bit confused when several new characters were introduced quite late in the book and they didn’t seem at all integral to the plot. Also I sometimes found it hard to understand what was motivating some of the characters. I wish the animals’ point-of-view had come into the book more earlier, more frequently, and with a bit more explanation; I think that would have given the book more context.

[I listened to this as an audio book performed by Adjoa Andoh and Ben Onwukwe. They did a fantastic job! The accents they used made it easy to differentiate between the different characters, as did the fact that the male narrator read the male lines and the female narrator read the female lines]

What if the UFOs landed in Nigeria?

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Good concept but the story was choppy, I couldn't connect with the characters. They were too 2 dimensional, no depth.

Had high hopes

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There was definitely some strong language and suggestive content in the novel that I personallycould have done without (hence the 4 stars) but the story itself is amazing and the performance for the audible version was fantastic.

Super Creative Story!

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What if advanced, altruistic aliens landed in the waters of West Africa? The author takes you through an exciting scenario, narrating from different perspectives throughout the book. I loved the voice actors and the spoken melody of Nigerian accents mingled with pigeon English.

Excellent African sci-fi, done right!

Compelling

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Different than the normal sci-fi. An inventive, amazing and wonderfully engaging story. I love how the author uses elements of poetry and prose, onomatopoeia and dynamic dialogue to bring this amazing tale to life!

Different than the Norm - Is good

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