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afreen7 's review for:
An Orchestra of Minorities
by Chigozie Obioma
I honestly can't fathom how this made the shortlist for the Booker Prize. I was going to make a longer more detailed review but after 500 something pages of waffling, I honestly can't be bothered. Don't get me wrong the concept of the novel is interesting. The chi (spirit) of a man recounts to the gods his life story which is wrought with misfortunes.
But the protagonist is so absolutely unlikeable that it took me a month to finish this book. If this person existed in real life I would highly suggest he be kept away from women. The rampant misogyny combined with all the horrible life choices he makes despite his chi and other people advising him not to baffled me.
In the beginning, I liked the cultural references and anecdotes. It gave an informative insight into certain African cultures as well as the racism faced by Africans in foreign countries. But after the 400th 'I've seen this many times' said by the chi yet nothing significant happening from it and the excessive waffling I had had enough.
But the protagonist is so absolutely unlikeable that it took me a month to finish this book. If this person existed in real life I would highly suggest he be kept away from women. The rampant misogyny combined with all the horrible life choices he makes despite his chi and other people advising him not to baffled me.
In the beginning, I liked the cultural references and anecdotes. It gave an informative insight into certain African cultures as well as the racism faced by Africans in foreign countries. But after the 400th 'I've seen this many times' said by the chi yet nothing significant happening from it and the excessive waffling I had had enough.