Reviews

Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo

breadandmushrooms's review

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

lottie1803's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

stephanie19's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

abookloversdiary's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

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

2.5

paulap's review against another edition

I did not connect with any of the characters, did not care about the story, did not find the writing funny or interesting.

lauravancaen's review against another edition

informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

debs18's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

emmadkreads's review

4.0

What do two military deserters, an ex-rebel, a minister of education, a runaway wife, and a displaced teen all have in common? Officer Chike becomes the leader of this ragtag band in a way he never was in the military. This group navigates the streets and rules of Lagos in an attempt to start fresh, but find themselves in the center of a political scandal. Onuzo tells a story of greed and corruption, but ultimately hope.

fialia's review against another edition

4.0

Una historia rapida veraniega sobre como la vida de diferentes personas que acaban en lagos, forman una amistad de una forma no tan normal.

Me habían dicho que al tener muchos personajes podrías liarte un poco entre ellos, pero yo la verdad es que no he tenido ningún problema con ello.

ponckumari's review

4.0

After Adichie & Obioma, I have been wary of picking up any book set in Nigeria for the heaviness they bring to my life once the novel is done. It takes me days to get back to a lighter state.
Onuzo's novel just turns that setup of pathos & hopelessness and delivers a fun caper of a 'family-of-sorts' of quirky individuals, who stay united despite their varied morals, ideals and ambitions.

Loved the prose, the crisp sentences conveying so much in a few words.

Now onto all her other works.