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A review by billywraithcyrus
LaGuardia by Nnedi Okorafor
4.0
I read this while in-between Okorafor's first and second Binti books, which was an okay thing to do but it did illuminate to me the common thread in both this book and the Binti series wherein extraterrestrial life first makes contact in Nigeria. I really like this concept because it's the first time I've encountered this idea that not only does alien life make first contact in an African country, but it's also to the benefit of Nigeria and the rest of Africa. I like this vision. Also, the aliens are really nice.
That said, the pacing of this book seemed off for me. I will eventually go back and read it, but it was almost like a telenovella in how characters make these dramatic, impulsive decisions about their relationships and then those decisions are recanted in equally dramatic fashion. I guess it was more about the concept of interstellar immigration - and really, the shitty immigration policies of the United States - than deeper character development.
The art overall was okay, but I really enjoyed the character designs and concepts. It was some of the most original stuff I've seen since Fiona Staples' art in Saga.
That said, the pacing of this book seemed off for me. I will eventually go back and read it, but it was almost like a telenovella in how characters make these dramatic, impulsive decisions about their relationships and then those decisions are recanted in equally dramatic fashion. I guess it was more about the concept of interstellar immigration - and really, the shitty immigration policies of the United States - than deeper character development.
The art overall was okay, but I really enjoyed the character designs and concepts. It was some of the most original stuff I've seen since Fiona Staples' art in Saga.