Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

7 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Gore, Eating disorder, Racism, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Homophobia, War, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Incest, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty

valent1ne's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Incest and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty

kattyenn's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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: Racism, Xenophobia, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

andropunk's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Gore, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent

moyerholly's review

challenging dark mysterious 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 book challenged me and my students, and I loved it the whole time. It's a hard book intellectually and emotionally, but an incredibly rewarding reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cannibalism

fantasticraccoon's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Mental illness

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Incest

emotes's review

dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cannibalism, Incest, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts