lilcoppertop's review against another edition
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Incest, and War
lucyob's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
4.0
"If life is truly a song, then what we’ve got here is just snatches of a few melodies."
This was great. Naylor is a really good writer who had such a great sense of style, comedic timing, and characterization. The only things I wasn't the biggest fan of were how dark the book is -- it's essentially bad things happening to people for 240 pages, but it is occasionally offset by levity, and my favorite chapters were Sadie and Mariam's, which are very hard to read at times, so it's not a total drawback -- and the fact that I read this for an assignment lol. Still, definitely would recommend!
This was great. Naylor is a really good writer who had such a great sense of style, comedic timing, and characterization. The only things I wasn't the biggest fan of were how dark the book is -- it's essentially bad things happening to people for 240 pages, but it is occasionally offset by levity, and my favorite chapters were Sadie and Mariam's, which are very hard to read at times, so it's not a total drawback -- and the fact that I read this for an assignment lol. Still, definitely would recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, and Racism
Moderate: Self harm, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
Graphic description of FGM
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