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Tjenestepiken til Omicunlé by Rita Indiana

2 reviews

waterbear0821's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

Well. I didn’t really enjoy this. It was too filthy and distressing and literary. It was deeply unpleasant and full of slurs and violence and harm. But the story is brilliant and bizarre and I know it will stick with me and I’ll probably want to read it again. 
Pros: 
-well-executed, unique sci-fi time travel
-twisty and brain-expanding
-captivating description of dystopian future; good world-building
Cons:
-truly how many racial slurs and homophobic slurs and how much violent misogyny must I read?
-so, so many content warnings 
-the author is a musician and the droning, pretentious descriptions of the songs and music characters are playing or listening to throughout the book are cringe and insufferable 
-high on aesthetics, light on plot. I’m curious what this author will write in the future

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

valpal77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Dysphoria