A review by crothe77
Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi is a collection of Africanfuturism short stories that range in length and style. Two of the stories, Abeokuta 52 and Comments on Your Provisional Patent Application for an Eternal Spirit Core, play with format and use an internet article and comments in the first and email in the second to tell a story.

My favorite of the collection was A Dream of Electric Mothers, a short story about a group of people consulting their ancestors over a border dispute. I loved it when I read it on Tor last year and I loved it even more when I read it again in this collection.

Another favorite of mine was Saturday’s Song where siblings sit around and tell a story as a group. The siblings as a device with very distinct personalities was well-written and I liked how they each impacted the story. 

I would recommend this to fans of Africanfuturism or readers looking to dip their toes into this rich subgenre.