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natilarosa 's review for:
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
by Wole Talabi
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not know about Nigerian spirits, which was the reason I was drawn to the book.
But after reading it, I am not sure if I learned that much more. I definitely want to do more research on it, but I wish I would have gotten a better impression from the book. The impression I got was, that the book was definitely written by a man. The main female character was a sex spirit, robbing peoples souls by bringing them to a climax and here also focusing more on heteronormative sex scenes, while I think there was only one scene where the female spirit took the soul of another woman.
But more generally I feel like the book wanted to be many different things in one, but with that, missed the mark on any of it for me. It was a heist book, business structure book (and critic?), lightly fantasize, maybe erotic? I am unsure.
But after reading it, I am not sure if I learned that much more. I definitely want to do more research on it, but I wish I would have gotten a better impression from the book. The impression I got was, that the book was definitely written by a man. The main female character was a sex spirit, robbing peoples souls by bringing them to a climax and here also focusing more on heteronormative sex scenes, while I think there was only one scene where the female spirit took the soul of another woman.
But more generally I feel like the book wanted to be many different things in one, but with that, missed the mark on any of it for me. It was a heist book, business structure book (and critic?), lightly fantasize, maybe erotic? I am unsure.