Reviews tagging 'Death'

Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin

5 reviews

kadda246's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

notthatcosta's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

A truly brilliant book - it covers a lot of ground (literally) in its geographies, time periods and topics without fucking around but also in a way that shows a tremendous amount of care and respect. It beautifully eulogises the losses inflicted during colonial barbarism whilst highlighting histories and emerging narratives that contradict monolithic ideas about the continent.

I learned so much - from looted artefacts to the origins of Nollywood and various youth-led movements defining the future of the continent. To feature such unflinching accounts of some of the most depraved acts in global history but close the book with such a hopeful and triumphant note is a massive achievement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, and War

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

i want to see a heist movie targeting the british museum (or a documentary, for motivated individuals)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

This was a fascinating read. Africa is thought of as a monolith in a way that other continents aren't and this does a brilliant job in dismantling myths and stereotypes to counteract that view. It was engaging and accessible throughout and I really loved Faloyin's tone, which is so informative while also being funny. The topics it covers are very wide ranging and include the Scramble For Africa, dictatorships, depictions of Africa in Hollywood and white saviourism. I've previously studied and read about Europe's colonisation of Africa but still learnt a lot from this and it's made me look out for more books on related topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and War