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Easy Motion Tourist (2016) by Leye Adenle is a first novel by the author. It's not a bad book it just could have been better. What EMT needs is a firm edit! One-third of the book could have been removed and you would have never missed it...being a 1st novel I blame this lack of editing on the publisher not the author. The plot line starts off strong...In Lagos, Guy, a white man from London gets pegged by the police out of a crowd at the scene a murdered prostitute...and Guy's path of noir begins...he gets saved from the cops by local, but worldly & well-to-do Amalaka who is fighting for the rights of female street-walkers. Guy & Amalaka become a crime-fighting duo! -Now, I thought the character Guy was rather one-dimensional & weak...he's the lone, wimpy white guy...Amalaka is OK...I wish there was more description of the setting of Lagos, it could have been any city...some of the prose was cartoon-ish...I read this on Kindle and the story-line was strong until 60% then things went hay-wire...too many new characters suddenly introduced...the story-line lost it's way...ya-da ya-da...I must admit the book pulled it together for the ending...and there's a nice little twist thrown in...but over-all I thought EMT was just OK. I hope his editor does a better job on the next book...2 outta 5 stars!

jesseam's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

soso_booknook's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

franksreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kinerh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

willa_bryn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Really enjoyed the fast pace and dark mysterious storyline, especially because the setting in Nigeria is so different from what I normally read. There were times when I would get some characters mixed up but it didn’t really slow me down. Hope to read the 2nd book!

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