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Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

53 reviews

julessssss's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sometimes i swear the universe gives you things you need sometimes, and this book feels like it was much needed for me (i found it searching through available ebooks on Libby)

this is a novel about trauma, family, friends, myth/spirituality, history, and healing - especially about healing, even if that healing takes time (and a lot of it) or support from those around you

it is heavy in some ways, but light in other distinct ways - would definitely recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Homophobia, Addiction, and Alcoholism

nicoleisalwaysreading's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

in awe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia

ce_read's review against another edition

I wasn't connecting with the characters like I wanted to. Maybe if I was reading instead of listening to the book it would have hit different, but 1/3 of the way in and there has been almost no plot. So more of a slow, episodic, picture painting kind of story than a plot driven one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Vomit, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Child death, Dysphoria, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death

liannaengland's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Homophobia

kelsea's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual violence and Homophobia

mitchteri's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Pregnancy

ayetaebae's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was the most beautiful book…Francesca Ekwuyasi is a spellcaster. This story, her writing, the world she has created in these pages is enchanting, charming, rich and poignant. I found that there were very few people I could hate in this book since most were simply living, (perhaps clumsily and not without causing harm but rarely intentionally so). 

A beautiful book. One of, if not, the best I’ve ever read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I grabbed this at random from a list on Libby and I'm so glad I did. The writing was absolutely beautiful - the descriptions were detailed and everything felt so real. I really enjoyed the characters and their journeys, although sometimes things felt a bit disjointed. I find that can happen with books that move through time, so I think it's more of a critique of the style than this specific book. Ekwuyasi has a gift for describing food and honestly all I wanted to do was eat - her descriptions made everything sound wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide attempt

dhritigupta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

absolutely a new favourite book!! everything about this is just so   perfectly crafted. the descriptions of food and setting were lush, the stylistic choices about perspective were so smart, the writing tackled huge themes (motherhood! sisterhood! familial trauma! loneliness! friendship! grief!) in the most natural way.

the interconnectedness and tenderness of these stories is endlessly special and cathartic!! i need another book from francesca ekwuyasi asap

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Homophobia

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is such a beautifully written book, one you luxuriate in and savour for every word, sentence and page. 

I absolutely loved the characters and the way their stories intertwined. I loved their complex relationships with each other and themselves, and the secondary characters were brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Drug use, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Miscarriage, Vomit, Sexual content, and Suicide