Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

10 reviews

kaptainpastel's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

sarahbsews's review

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

olliepopop's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Slavery

ka_cam's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.75

Once I started reading this short story collection it was hard to stop! Quite varied in types but themes of connection, family, diaspora, and women’s relationships/desires (incl some casual queerness love 2 see it). Some of the stories read more like teasers or brainstorms for a longer story/novel, rather than complete short stories. All in all really enjoyed and am excited to read more by this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Blood, and Car accident

mc235's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a phenomenal collection of short stories. Almost every single story in this is a winner, which I almost never find in short story collections. Stylistically varied with excellent writing throughout, thematically focused on family relationships in most, particularly parent & child/generational. I think about several stories from this regularly. It's pretty dark and at times pessimistic, but such a wonderful read. I absolutely cannot wait to read whatever Arimah does next. Read this book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: War

aeterna's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

A lot of the stories had very unique and interesting premises. Arimah's writing style can be very impactful. At times the stories and characters are so vague to the point where it was distracting and confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Abandonment, and Classism

princeofthefleshprison's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Dark, poignant, and melancholy all throughout, What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky is an accomplished collection. Grief and generational trauma haunt all of the eclectic characters, whether that be a pregnant teenage con artist or a goddess searching for her children. Spanning across the diverse settings its protagonists find themselves in —from modern-day US to futuristic Lagos —  each story is written with noteworthy wit and simplicity, just before the final, gut-wrenching end. Highly recommend, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and War

a2_rache11's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

3.5⭐

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

franklybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

readandfindout's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Trigger warnings: Domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse and harassment, references to rape, suicidal ideation

Overall rating: 4 stars

The Future Looks Good: 4 stars
War Stories: 4.5 stars
Wild: 5 stars
Light: 4.5 stars
Second Chances: 4 stars
Windfalls: 3 stars
Who Will Greet You at Home: 5 stars
Buchi's Girls: 3 stars
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: 4.5 stars
Glory: 4 stars
What is a Volcano?: 2.5 stars
Redemption: 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts