Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Lagune by Nnedi Okorafor

5 reviews

wirt's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

Okorafor brings to life a brilliantly fantastical world under the water in Lagos, Nigeria, crafting a magical yet jaw clenching story. Ayodele is an alien creature who comes as an ambassador for her kind after they land in the water off Bar Beach in Lagos, and three perfect strangers meet with her there.

From this point on, the city is in pure, unadulterated chaos, and Okorafor takes us from scene to scene fluidly, flowing between the character's POV and the unique POVs of many other creatures. Lagoon is both enchanting and horrifying in all its parts, a real adventure from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Blood

cookiecat73's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Islamophobia, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Death of parent and Colonisation

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Car accident, Colonisation, and War

loreandlullabies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Cursing and Drug use