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avuavu'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism
mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It's hard to rate this for enjoyment...it was profoundly depressing. But it is solid in its execution and deserves a 4 at least.
The imagery was 10/10...I annotated so much but these are some of my favorites.
"So small god laughed a hollow laugh and skipped away cheerfully. Like a rich boy in shorts. He whistled, kicked stones. The source of his brittle elation was the relative smallness of his misfortune. He climbed into people's eyes and became an exasperating expression."
"Liquid ache spread under her skin, and she walked out of the world like a witch, to a better, happier place."
"Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away."
"War has made us adore our conquerors and despise ourselves."
"Ammu flew through her dream on heavy, shuddering wings, and stopped to rest just under the skin of it."
"If you're happy in a dream Ammu, does it count?
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation
hellodebbies's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, and Death of parent
annatan's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation
danidamico's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Colonisation
nhewitt99's review against another edition
- 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
I was amazed by how many themes Roy could probe through the lens of one family, including love, modernity, history, classism, sexism, colonialism, trauma, and self determinism. Each topic is given respect and nuance via the myriad perspectives offered by the large cast of characters.
The rhetoric is beautiful and makes great use of extended metaphor and symbolism. It's also ripe with the phrase-as-adjective speech that I'm a sucker for, like deep-seaweed-feeling.
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism
selimhannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
rosibook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest
hannakutlu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
minaisreading's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Colonisation, and Classism