Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

41 reviews

beepsies's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Torture, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Self harm, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Classism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

novella42's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was beautiful, the worldbuilding was excellent, the characters were multi-dimensional, their problems and responses were believable, and Clark explored social issues with nuance. I loved so much of this book!

The story began a little slow for me because I'm not into mysteries, but by the second half I was having a hard time putting it down as the pacing built more and more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Gore, Slavery, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Violence, War, Self harm, Gun violence, Murder, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Addiction, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, War, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Stalking

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Death of parent

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i'm not really an audiobook girl but this was a really fun time! i enjoyed all the narrators and learning all the proper pronunciations for all the Arabic words. i thought the world building was really intriguing and well done. i loved how the MC's queerness was just a part of her. i also loved the way racism and colorism is acknowledged but never debated because it's obviously wrong in the MC's mind even as she explains the views of other people.

Spoiler

one star off just because i guessed the twist near the end fairly easily so i was kind of waiting to see how Fatma, Hadia, and Siti figured it out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Minor: Death, Sexism, and Colonisation

jpremmel's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Body horror, and Colonisation

Minor: Slavery

bel017's review

Loved the world building and characters, didn't love the (repetitive) stating of the obvious, or the plot. (Initially I didn't like Hadida but realised that was because she got lumped with 'stating the obvious' job the most, once I ignored all those comments she improved). The drawing out of the plot hinged on

Spoiler

internalised sexism

, which is a trope that deeply irritates me, and I just didn't buy that from Fatma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Body horror

crystalisreading's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

#23for23

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Murder, and Islamophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Lesbophobia

klbreyfogle's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Slavery

lolajh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Wowwwwww. Now this guy can write women, and let them be powerful ass lesbians at the same time!!! This took me forever to read, but it was worth it. The mystery, the characters, the world, having romance as a side-plot, all made for a truly wonderful read. Also I’m very much in love with Siti 🤭 she has CLAWS COME ON

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Torture, Racism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, and Colonisation

sharebear431's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Murder, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, and Death

avacadosocks's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Slavery