Welcome to lagos - Tapa blanda

[A] fine novel ... worlds―rich and poor, urban and rural, privileged and powerless, Muslim and Christian, Igbo and Yoruba―collide to spectacular effect as their paths cross and power shifts hands in surprising and unexpected ways, and then does so again, and again. It is an unlikely plot, but Ms Onuzo pulls it off, revealing the fault lines in her country’s society―or indeed those of any half-formed democracy. Though drenched in Lagosian atmosphere, the book wears its Nigerian setting lightly: it is clearly the work of a pan-African and an internationalist―and is all the better for it. (The Economist)

[An] entertaining and provocative second novel...a dazzling road trip from the badlands of the Niger Delta to Nigeria’s sprawling and chaotic megacity. Two soldiers defy an order to shoot at civilians and abscond, picking up three other runaways in the shape of a teenage militant, an orphan girl and a fleeing housewife, all seeking a better life. On arrival in Lagos they stumble into a national scandal surrounding a corrupt government minister who has pocketed a fortune intended for the nation’s schools. Under the global media spotlight, each character faces up to a life-changing choice between morality and truth. (Reader's Digest)

[A] hugely accomplished tragicomic farce about life in Nigeria, written by one of the country's brightest young stars. Nothing evades Onuzo's biting prose and whipsmart humour. From the allegedly corrupt ministers who run the country, to the BBC journalists covering breaking news, and from the idealistic newspaper editor trying in vain to hold the country to account, to the beleaguered army officer who would rather be homeless than follow orders, all show the multifaceted shades of humanity that creates the kaleidoscope of Lagos. (The Herald)

With Nollywood-like storylines and clever turns in plot, the book paints an entertaining and funny picture of Lagos life and Nigerian politics ... impressive. (Helon Habila The Guardian)

[H]ugely accomplished...Nothing evades Onuzo's biting prose and whipsmart humour. (The Independent)

[An] immersive novel featur[ing] a collection of characters of varying social status - from a reluctant military officer to a wife fleeing her abusive husband - all living in or journeying to Lagos, struggling to get by in a city full of personality but marked by economic disparity ... Onuzo's characters come together and trade fortunes in surprising ways. (New Statesman)

[An] effervescent novel. (Daily Telegraph)

A Hugo-esque epic. (1843)

Welcome to Lagos captures and brings to life the chaos and hostility of the Nigerian city of the title...A portrait of contemporary Nigeria that I found difficult to put down. (Stylist)

Fantastic ... peels back the beating heart of a complex and richly beautiful country. (Irish Examiner)