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sanaabushama's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism and Violence
jessi_lou95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer
apthompson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
grace_curtiss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Colonisation
godelewa'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
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation
Female Genital Mutilationariam's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation
rose_of_thenile's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Violence
frank_desanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
kxiong5'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: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
affanshikoh'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
4.5
This is a piece of Postcolonial writing which flips the likes of Joseph Conrad on their heads, and provides depth to the previously believed to be witless, voiceless and unlettered colonized people. A masterpiece of not just modern Arabic, but also world literature.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Colonisation