Book Review: The Demystification of Stephen by Amina Maikori

Review of the Demystification of Stephen:

The Demystification of Stephen was written by an author named Amina Maikori a little over two years back and can be classified as a short story with a cross-cultural contextual content. The Demystification of Stephen is the first feature of a book review on this site and we are excited to share this experience with you. So lets open this book and see where it takes us to at the end of the read.....

Language Style: The story is written in simple English, easy to digest and easy to relate by any category of reader. 

The introduction into the book was onto a great start, as we see the dialogue between Stephen and the other two characters get you going as Stephen supposed personality as a gentle and romantic lover. However, i felt that Christy  dialogue at the background was a bit misplaced and should have had a better ploy to it but i believed it achieved some purpose like; adding a bit of distraction and a lead to the buildup of the story.     

Characterization: Stephen the main character is strong but he wasn’t really described, would have loved to imagine how he looked:  a bit of a description, the color of his skin, eyes, hair or perhaps a distinct feature. The use of metaphors could have also helped.  Christy could have also been described a bit more in detail I don’t know her skin color, tried guessing from her surname.

Details give life to the characters.

View point: The twist to the story was my highlight of the read because you definitely don't see it coming and this is how you know good writing skills that keep you spellbound and entertained. However, the story was too fast paced, although it seems the writer didn’t want to give the intricate details and defeat the aim of writing a short story.

Genre: Fiction. I loved the way the writer brought different elements into the character(s) making it almost feel like a real life event and just like i pointed out earlier in my opening remarks, it is a read anyone can easily relate with and could pass as not being a fictional story.

The narrative made good use of time and scenes (although I am not sure the time span between the drama at Lagos and the restaurant scene in the beginning)

I love sarcasm but wasn’t really used but it is understandable since dialogue is not emphasized. More Nigerian phrases could have been used for comic relief.

In general, I like the plot and the structure. The climax is good and has the right element of suspense and definitely leaves the reader wanting more.

I would like to rate Demystification of Stephen (drum rolls). Lol. A solid 7.5/10.  

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