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mrgriffit 's review for:
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
by Wole Talabi
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s interesting that this book is billed as a heist story, because the heist elements play second fiddle to all of the impressive world building that occurs throughout this book. The idea of godhood being run like a corporation is always fun, but I would have liked to see more interplay with the different pantheons/divinities mentioned in the book (it mostly sticks to just the one without going into detail about how they interact with others). The structure of the story had the potential to be interesting as a bunch of stories within stories, but it mostly came off as abrupt breaks from the narrative to explain who people are and go into their backgrounds. As an audiobook performance, I think it was solid. As a story, it was alright.