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Deep in the Niger Delta, officer Chike Ameobi deserts the army and sets out on the road to Lagos. He is soon joined by a wayward private, a naive militant, a vulnerable young woman and a runaway middle-class wife. The shared goals of this unlikely group: freedom and new life. As they strive to find their places in the city, they become embroiled in a political scandal. Ahmed Bakare, editor of the failing Nigerian Journal, is determined to report the truth. Yet government minister Chief Sandayo will do anything to maintain his position. Trapped between the two, they are forced to make a life-changing decision. Full of shimmering detail, Welcome to Lagos is a stunning portrayal of an extraordinary city, and of seven lives that intersect in a breathless story of courage and survival.
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02.5
This book was not my jam.
I liked the characters and the way the author set up Nigeria, showing us many different viewpoints into a world we'll probably never fully know.
But it was slow, I didn't really care for the plot, and reading it was incredibly difficult. I switched to audiobook fairly early on and even then I was struggling to understand what the characters were saying. I know that makes it true to the characters but it just didn't work for me.
Cover 3; Characters 3; Plot 2; Pace 2; Writing 3; Enjoyment 2.
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