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michelle_irma 's review for:
An Orchestra of Minorities
by Chigozie Obioma
This is the tragic story of Chinonso and the woman he falls in love with after he saves her from throwing herself off a bridge
I was immediately drawn to this book as it is told from the perspective of Chinonso’s Chi and having little knowledge in Igbo Cosmology I wanted to learn more.
But I lost interest very quickly. From the moment Chinonso met the woman of his dreams he calls her Mommy and not in the cultural sense. That is where it lost me. I found it hard every time he talked to her like a child wanting her approval or attention always referring to her as Mommy. I felt sick at that thought and know if I met a man who only called me Mommy I would leave and never look back.
Chinonso consistently makes poor choices and through those decisions his Chi would justify his actions almost making it feel like what he had done was ok. I didn’t get on with this book and it skimmed through endless passages of the Chi’s narrative.
I was immediately drawn to this book as it is told from the perspective of Chinonso’s Chi and having little knowledge in Igbo Cosmology I wanted to learn more.
But I lost interest very quickly. From the moment Chinonso met the woman of his dreams he calls her Mommy and not in the cultural sense. That is where it lost me. I found it hard every time he talked to her like a child wanting her approval or attention always referring to her as Mommy. I felt sick at that thought and know if I met a man who only called me Mommy I would leave and never look back.
Chinonso consistently makes poor choices and through those decisions his Chi would justify his actions almost making it feel like what he had done was ok. I didn’t get on with this book and it skimmed through endless passages of the Chi’s narrative.