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aeneia's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
2.75
Another book that demonizes Dissociative Identity Disorder. Overtone and harmful
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse
language_loving_amateur's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
kirstym25's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Torture
octygon's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery, as did all the other members of my book club. This book was clearly inspired by the Aluu 4 incident, and does a really interesting job discussing "jungle justice," vigilantism, government corruption, modern diaspora of African people, etc. It was a very thought-provoking book. The main character, Dr. Philip Taiwo, is a criminal psychologist, and has recently returned to Nigeria. He and his wife were educated in America, and worked here for many years, but they recently decided it was time bring their young family back to the country of their birth. Because of this, Dr. Taiwo and his family are kind of between cultures--Nigerian and American, both outsider and native at the same time. Dr. Taiwo is asked to investigate a necklace lynching of 3 college students in a village near the city of Port Harcourt--a horrific example of vigilatism that members of the mob videoed and posted on the internet. The mystery is not who did it--that's obvious--the mystery is *why,* and how a crowd of local villagers can transform into a dangerous mob that can kill. My book club felt the author went a little too far with the end of the book, but I felt it worked. Along the way, we really enjoyed the characters and the story, and everything we learned about Nigeria. The relationships between the characters were great. We loved Dr. Taiwo and his family, we desperately hope that Salome gets her own book, and Chika needs one, too!
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Drug use
fionam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
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