Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan

5 reviews

magfinz's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and War

scmiller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Homelessness, extreme poverty

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 Say You’re One of Them is a collection of two novellas and three short stories. It was written by a Jesuit priest and the stories are set in different African countries. All highlight the impact of big social issues - religious divides, civil war, poverty, child trafficking, the AIDS epidemic, genocide - through the eyes of children. The book is a challenging read because of the content. In addition the use of phonetic speech, different dialects and snippets of several languages could be off-putting to some readers. For me I found it added a feeling of authenticity to the stories and didn’t detract from my comprehension. Several of the stories ended abruptly, without a full resolution. This felt somewhat unsatisfying but I do wonder if it was deliberate. Most of these issues continue today - there is no resolution; the best children can hope for is to live through them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Trafficking, and Murder

laceej88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mwanamkembaya's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug abuse and Blood