The eclecticist of eclectic book club discussion

Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor is my pick for September!

It's science fiction and this is the synopsis

"When a massive object crashes into the ocean off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous and legendary city, three people wandering along Bar Beach (Adaora, the marine biologist- Anthony, the rapper famous throughout Africa- Agu, the troubled soldier) find themselves running a race against time to save the country they love and the world itself… from itself.

Told from multiple points of view and crisscrossing narratives, combining everything from superhero comics to Nigerian mythology to tie together a story about a city consuming itself.

‘There was no time to flee. No time to turn. No time to shriek. And there was no pain. It was like being thrown into the stars.’"

Please use spoiler tags as appropriate when talking about the book.

Well i've started it and read 9 chapters. I'm liking it so far. I don't understand everything, in particular I can't always figure out what they are saying when they speak pidgin English (which i'd never heard of before unfortunately), but I understand most of what's going on and I am liking it and intrigued to see what happens and where it goes.

Well, I finished it. And I did enjoy it. It's making me think but I also don't have any coherent thoughts at the moment. I'm not entirely sure what to make of it.