bookfairy 's review for:

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi

3.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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After my book club, I think my feelings are a little more solidified, this book felt like it was trying to be a movie. I was hoping for more character and world building that would give insights into the culture and some of the mythos from Nigeria, some of the conflict and beauty from that region, but it really felt far too similar to an English writer using some Nigerian (and Latin and Greek?) gods, and throwing them in a London car chase. There was also a lot of superficial, and fairly sexist views that felt kind of backward for a book published in this era. I did enjoy *some* of the mythos we got, and some aspects of the characters and story were fun and interesting, I just hoped for so much more.