We Read Stuff discussion

Discussion for Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor.

When a massive object crashes into the ocean off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous and legendary city, three people wandering along Bar Beach (Adaora, the marine biologist- Anthony, the rapper famous throughout Africa- Agu, the troubled soldier) find themselves running a race against time to save the country they love and the world itself… from itself.

Told from multiple points of view and crisscrossing narratives, combining everything from superhero comics to Nigerian mythology to tie together a story about a city consuming itself.

‘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.’

Put as to-read.

I finished this this morning and it was excellent. I loved all of the different points of view, the use of dialect and just how incredibly expansive this book was. It was sort of a mix of fantasy and science-fiction, with both aliens and African mythology included. I haven’t read anything else by this author but I’ll definitely be looking into some of her other books.