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egg_apologist's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Xenophobia and Colonisation
katewhite77's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This book tells the story of a tragedy. The clues in the name, but how did we get here?
Set in Nigeria, it tells the of a family through the eyes of two generations. The story has an interesting structure, and one I can't remember reading before in that we hear from 3 points of view, but one of these is an omniscient narrator which allows us to zoom in and zoom out all the time.
Themes here include how changing social attitudes can manifest within families even in an oppressive society Gender identity and what children can teach their parents
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Islamophobia
angiepoggi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Vivek's death is not only about the act of not ever being able to breath anymore, it's about the death of who his family thought he was, and, as well as his birth that was accompanied by grief, about her rebirth.
It's such a carefully woven story that never let's go of the nuances of every decision and thought of It's characters, who, if you told me were real, I would've believed without sparing a doubt.
Even thought there were some relationships that I have conflicted feelings about and believe could've been brought here in a different way, I'll still cary this story for life and think about it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape
lolaida's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
Minor: Xenophobia
directorpurry's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Xenophobia and Fire/Fire injury
blackcatkai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
this is such a heartbreaking & difficult story about grief as well as sexual & gender identity. Emezi's writing is outstanding.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
morganperks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Drug use and Blood
ktkeps's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Blood, and Abandonment
cyrinw98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
1. I could've done without the incest plotline.
2. I wish it was longer
3. I felt the ending was anticlimactic.
4. I didn't understand the purpose of Ebinizer’s chapter.
Vivek Oji has to be one of my favorite literary characters. They were so vibrant and immediately jumped off of the pages. Emezi did an amazing job depicting the dangers of homophobia, societal pressures. They really illustrated the prominent impact that Vivek had on the people around them in life and in death. I could feel the love and tension throughput this book. This is one of the only books that made me cry. Hats off to voice narrators as well.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and War
agustdefault's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Incest, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry