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ameliasbooks's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
The author did a good job in letting the place and the experiences the protagonists had coming alive on the page.
Can't really say which part I enjoyed more, the one that takes place in Zimbabwe or the one in the US. Both are similar important to the story, so I had no preference.
The only criticism I have is that Bulawayo tries too hard to cover numerous themes and therefore can't really go into depth with most of them. This is a short book, so most of the covered topics stay quite on the surface and aren't explored enough. Which I would have been really interested in.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, War, and Injury/Injury detail
feebles640's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Racism, Dementia, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Mass/school shootings
literaryliaisons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Abortion, and Alcohol
Minor: Mass/school shootings