gxsobes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gore, Death, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Cannibalism and Cursing
luis0n7i's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Slavery, Body horror, Grief, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Colonisation, Classism, Racial slurs, and War
Minor: Cannibalism
sapnachokshi's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Violence, Death, Gore, Racism, Racial slurs, War, and Cannibalism
rory_john14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Grief, Colonisation, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Mental illness
Moderate: Gore, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Genocide, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry
cheyneflynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Physical abuse, Slavery, Colonisation, and Gore
Moderate: Cannibalism
thesawyerbean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I can give it credit for its historical importance, as one of the first writings by a white author to bring attention to the deplorable horrors, genocide and violence of colonialism in Africa. However, this doesn’t mean it was good. In fact, I would hazard to say it was more dehumanising to the people it was attempting to uplift. What was even more perplexing was that the very man who had committed atrocities, that the whole plot line was apparently centred around, was then heralded as some kind of god, hero or virtuous man after his death, instead of the despot he was.
I don’t know, maybe I was simply not paying enough attention because I was severely bored, but I do not get it.
Graphic: Gore, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Body horror, and Murder
ambdocksey22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Slavery, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Classism, and Cannibalism
kamryn_grace_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism and Slavery
b_caligari's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
yasmin_raev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Gore