Reviews

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

digir's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

lucy1405's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sukiyaks's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

_remi__'s review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

alinurursahar's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

aranzaalonsoo22's review

4.0

Lo lei por deber sin embargo creo que es un libro ligero y facil de digerir. Aprendi un poco más sobre la poligamia y un pcoo sobre la manera de hablar de la región de Africa Occidental.
Siento que puedo tener un mejor desarrollo en el final sin embargo creo que es un buen libro para pasar el rato.

faizastra's review

funny

4.0

websterworks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

corubo's review

2.0

I didn’t like the way it was written in terms of point of view. POV changed multiple times, and some chapters I didn’t even know who was talking because it wasn’t really clear so I would’ve liked each chapter to be named by the person talking so I could understand. The ’secret’ itself wasn’t really that great and I would’ve liked something a bit varied for each wife

bobeetle's review

4.0

I enjoyed this book especially the way chapters where structured to learn more about the past life of some characters. The more you go into the book the more you know the devil inside people. Lol I read it's going to be a Netflix Series, I can't wait. The story is great and I hoped the ending was more detailed regarding Bolanle.

I had the audio version. I found some part overplayed or too much compared to the situation. Maybe it's the ton in Nigeria, I'm french and from Gabon, but I did not enjoy some performance. Guess it's cultural but overall the story and audio was great. Thank you Lola!