5/24/2023 0 Comments Rosewater tade thompsonMany times I have woken with an urge to return to sleep to continue a dream. Somehow, Tade Thompson makes this book feel like a dream that I am personally experiencing. I admit that I have little patience for other people's dreams. Plus, I’m thrilled we get to welcome a new, talented narrator to the scene with Bayo Gbadamosi’s debut performance in this novel." Dickian vibe from this one-somewhat weird and trippy, yet intelligent and complex-but drawing any kind of comparison just feels like a disservice to the author Thompson’s voice is truly unique, and I can’t wait to see what else comes out of his vivid imagination. The start of the series (yes!), Rosewater is set in the town of Rosewater in Nigeria, a community that spawned following the appearance of a mysterious alien biodome with immense powers, and is told through the experiences-past and present-of Kaaro, a "sensitive" with psychic-like abilities. Okay, that’s a lie, the moment I heard it had won the Nommo Award-Africa’s first prize for speculative fiction-may have sealed the deal. Mysterious alien biodome? Sign me up"From the moment I started listening, I knew there was something special about this near-future sci-fi novel.
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