Reviews tagging 'Violence'

She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

20 reviews

olulelule's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual content

bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

wow… this is an absolutely remarkable novel and i can’t believe we aren’t all raving about it every chance we get

a million stars✨ 

“and most men i knew before, in that place, laid their spirits to rest the first time the cat-o-nine-tails flew into their backs. and without a spirit, you cannot feel. you react, but the longer you exist in a world without your spirit, the less you feel. … laughter was a reaction. tears were a reaction. those screams were a reaction. but the source of them - the mother of joy, of sadness, or terror - was a ghost like me.”

it has very similar vibes to The Shadow King, Kindred, and Homegoing, connecting the truth of enslavement and liberation from the Americas to Liberia, giving breath and life to the complexities that exist within this historical time period. Wayétu Moore is able to tell these stories with such dedication, love, and compassion through a fierce and empowering female narrative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Violence

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, Violence, Trafficking, Death, Child death, Slavery, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, and War

fionaengelson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Slavery

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, and War

Minor: Sexual content

treesnpeace's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

Beginning of the book was a bit confusing , but once I knew all the character - it was super beautiful. A mix of history about freedom fighters of Liberia and magical realism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual violence, War, and Violence

tlaynejones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, Racism, and Sexism

whatkathrynreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, War, and Violence

humanmosquito's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

ktrecs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia