Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

10 reviews

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Colonisation

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, Violence, Trafficking, Death, Child death, Slavery, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, and War

antoniac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Death

2kerrymehome's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Genocide, Murder, Child death, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Many hisorical books make characters endure suffering before giving them a moment of resolution/redemption. The ratio of time spent suffering to time spent empowered is about 80:1- you spend the most of the book in graphic violence

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book got a little confusing because I was listening to it so I couldn’t go back as easily and clarify what was going on. This book was also very difficult because of the brutality of being a Black person in history. I really loved the magical realism and how the stories all wove in and out of each other ending where it began. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Classism, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War

tlaynejones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, Racism, and Sexism

mmefish's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death of parent, Torture, and Physical abuse

ktrecs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

professorbadger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-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

4.0

Another favorite novel of the dozens I’ve read so far in 2021. Lyrical language, interesting characters, a touch of historical knowledge, and a fair amount of straight-up action. Read if you like: Homegoing, classical myths, complicated superheroes, strong women, magical realism, historical novels, Africa. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, and Gun violence

slightlyliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Trafficking, Slavery, and Death