390 reviews for:

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

Wole Talabi

3.65 AVERAGE

lauramj's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gregdv's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fionagerman's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny

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A heist, gods and mythology. Everything I love to read about. Some of the exposition chapters were a little dry but overall quite a good and exciting read. I enjoyed reading about the adventures and relationship of Nneoma and Shigidi.
Very keen to read more by this author

jenna310's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense

kelsie_ehalt's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chloebeck98's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

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Probably a really good book but all the time jumping made me DNF. I'm not made for keeping this plot straight if you don't put it in order for me 😂

the_other_yvonne's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stacereads_'s review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I found the premise very intriguing going in. Spiritual entities as corporations? Yes please!
But as the story progressed, everything started to seem a bit scattered. The time jumps, while interesting, took away from the plot imo because they felt unnecessarily long and sudden.
Nneoma was an interesting character at first but then she remained the same only for her to

change in the name of love??

I just feel like she had so much to give but was reduced to odd sexual activities and being Shigidi’s one true love.
The world building was absolutely beautiful for the most part. Reminded me a lot of Vagabonds!. But then by the time we get to the heist, most of it is lost and I struggled to keep up my interest in the characters in the last quarter of the book.
Overall a good debut, but…

rachie_leigh's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

broomgrass's review

3.75

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A great concept, adapting gods to a corporate structure, with power struggles and contracts fitting in rather naturally. Shigidi and co are very sympathetic, despite their general disregard for human life, and the plot builds a lot of tension. I enjoyed all the allusions, cameos, and jokes about other spirits and systems, as well. 
I'm not a big reader or watcher of heists, so that might be why some parts didn't work as well - I think I wanted more Max Gladstone style political intrigue or deals. But even so, I'm looking forward to what Talabi writes next!