Reviews

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

lyndseygemm's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.5

marsem's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

slimyfan's review

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Incredible world building, really beautiful imagery. A noir novel in sci fi, Afro-futurist form! Amazing. I struggled to tell whether the protagonist was a mysoginist or whether the writing of women was intended to reflect the noir genre - either way I feel like different choices could have been made. Also I just get frustrated with any book that sets itself up immediately for a sequel in a way that leaves you unsatisfied with the one you've got.

But DAMN. the mushrooms. I loved the concept. 

superhawk610's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

mrmysteryfox's review against another edition

4.0

Enjoyable alien sci-fi based in Nigeria. Some shared idea with books such as the neuromancer; the concept of the xenomorph reminds me of cyberspace. Will read the rest of the trilogy.

pagesofash's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

being_b's review

4.0

I might need to read this again during a less hectic week of my life- what with the dipping in and out of multiple time periods, the many plot strands and layers, and the new-to-me setting of Nigeria, I'm not sure if my sense that the last 20% was an abrupt left-turn in tone and intention is accurate or just a function of my having missed some things earlier on.

crookedmidnight's review against another edition

Could be interesting just not the vibes I’m looking for right now

general_benobi's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ravengrimsbane's review

2.0

It started out good, and I was enjoying it, but somewhere along the way, I found myself pushing on just to finish it, and it was kinda hard to do. The story was disjointed, the author was jumping around between time periods, and there were times when I just lost track of which time period we were in. I'm disappointed, as the reviews were so good, and I was sure I was going to love it.