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Nadine in NY Jones
The winds of change are blowing. We are change. You will see.


Okay, so, I did not like this. I forced myself to finish it. I think the best way to describe the book is: (a) this is Okorafor's angry reaction to the movie District 9, and (b) this is a satire of Nigeria in the early 21st century. I generally don't like satires, which may go a long way to explaining why I didn't like this book.

This is a book that clearly has a message. It's a bit heavy handed: global warming is bad, petroleum is
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Anie
Lagoon is a delightfully sprawling book, weaving more than a dozen characters - including a swordfish and a highway - into an innovative first contact novel. Though it doesn't go as deep as some of her other work, it's inventive, refreshing, and a very fun read, with some really good prose sprinkled throughout. ...more
Beverly
Nov 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
This was a 3.5 read for me
Thoughts coming shortly
Ching-In
Apr 17, 2014 marked it as to-read
Barondestructo
May 30, 2014 rated it it was ok
Madeleine
Oct 21, 2014 marked it as to-read
Isabel
Nov 24, 2014 marked it as to-read
Julie Rose
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Jayme Pendergraft
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Elizabeth
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Andrea
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Katy
Feb 28, 2017 marked it as to-read
Sara
Oct 08, 2017 marked it as to-read
Hazel
Sep 22, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Liz
Oct 12, 2018 marked it as to-read
Micha
Jan 01, 2019 marked it as to-read
Coqueline
Mar 09, 2019 rated it it was ok
Sarah
Apr 19, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: nrpg, uno-2019
Ali
Jul 12, 2019 marked it as to-read
Theresa Wright
Sep 01, 2019 marked it as to-read
Suzanne
Oct 06, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lorri
May 23, 2022 marked it as to-read
Te-ge Bramhall
Apr 16, 2023 marked it as to-read
Christine
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Grace
Jun 10, 2023 marked it as to-read
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