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Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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bridnich's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

4.0

megbellinger's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

krissysreading's review

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3.0

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review

Decades after the rise of the oceans, a west African population lives in 5 high rise buildings. The higher you live in the buildings the more important you are. There is a breach on one of the lower submerged floors. Two officers from the midsection go down to investigate, where their lives and the life of the lower forman get entwined on the pursuit of truth.

Novellas are very hard for me to love. I always want more and it is rare for me to be satisfied. The author did a good job of balancing plot and backstory. The post apocalyptic theme of this book was interesting as was the class structure. I just wanted a little more action, and more from the ending.

meganobrien419's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

sarah_jess1029's review

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hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

luna_'s review

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mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Lost Ark Dreaming is an amazing work of speculative fiction that invisions a future of rising sea levels due to anthropolical climate change.
In various excerpts from the past, present, and future, the book mentions several factors like capitalism, racism, and corruption, that let to the story's reality. Therefore, readers reflect on the circumstances surrounding climate change within their own life.

All 3 protagonists are confronted with their past throughout the course of the story,

forcing especially Ngozi to through strong character development.
I really liked the casual representation of a queer relationship. Additionally, the discovery of Omíwálé, who turned out not to be an enemy, but an ally to the citizens of the tower after all, was really interesting.

cakt1991's review

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4.0

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Having enjoyed Suyi Davies Okungbowa’s novels, I equally enjoyed what he brought to the table here, even with a shorter story. It’s dystopian, and I enjoyed the homage to Noah’s Ark, although it very much does its own thing too. The mix of formats was quite cool, with verse and prose and down multimedia-esque elements. It was also hard-hitting, focusing on world issues while depicting a well-drawn futuristic picture of Nigeria.