Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

4 reviews

susanatherly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

mirandyli's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

3.75

A nicely written take on what might happen if portals to other countries started to appear in random areas, and refugees start to use them to seek asylum. Unrealistic at times, like when the British decide not to bomb where the refugees live because they didn’t want to live with the fact they would do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kashrae99's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and War

thenonmouse's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Slavery, Police brutality, and Colonisation