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2treads's review
adventurous
hopeful
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? No
3.0
I have always enjoyed the way Okorafor tells a story through the eyes of the young. Even when the themes she lays out are heavy, experiencing them through children and young teens heightens the readers emotions and interactions with the plot and story.
Shadow Speaker is no different, a world filled with science, magic, old rituals and behaviours with a main character who struggles with a tyrannical father, hateful half-siblings, and her own abilities. Ejii goes on her walk-avoit and becomes instrumental in making the adukts who are bent on war see that they can always choose another way.
I do wish there was more world-building as it could only have increased the immersiveness of the story, but with Ejii and Dikéogu at the centre, I still enjoyed reading this book.
I enjoyed the elements that I was able to identify from having read the short story.from which this springs and being familiar with Okorafor's style. I cannot wait to continue this journey with Dikéogu.
Shadow Speaker is no different, a world filled with science, magic, old rituals and behaviours with a main character who struggles with a tyrannical father, hateful half-siblings, and her own abilities. Ejii goes on her walk-avoit and becomes instrumental in making the adukts who are bent on war see that they can always choose another way.
I do wish there was more world-building as it could only have increased the immersiveness of the story, but with Ejii and Dikéogu at the centre, I still enjoyed reading this book.
I enjoyed the elements that I was able to identify from having read the short story.from which this springs and being familiar with Okorafor's style. I cannot wait to continue this journey with Dikéogu.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Body horror
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