Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Lagune by Nnedi Okorafor

12 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

blackbird2210's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This one was intense and fascinating. I greatly appreciate an alternative to the typical narrative. I will say there is much violence in this book, but there is magic too, and hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse

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

scytheria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity and Slavery

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

the_bees_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.25

Great for fans N KJemisin and Octavia E Butler, a fascinating piece of afro futurism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual violence

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

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

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

This is interesting take on the first contact story. Cool ideas and great character voices (the one-chapter animal characters were particular standouts), but I found the story a little unfocused and disjointed, especially around the midpoint when the gods showed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Colonisation

aubrey's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Religious bigotry