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Du bist so schön, sogar der Tod erblasst: Roman by Akwaeke Emezi
152 reviews
tamaramo'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
alfalky'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Blood
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
amfiallo's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Minor: Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
jane_bee28'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
4.0
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
iftheshoef1tz'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
3.5
My biggest beef with this book is that the set-up felt like it took forever (although I just checked the book and it’s not that many pages) and then Feyi and Alim fall for each other super fast. I am always a fan of a slow(er) burn, so maybe that’s my issue here, but I would have thought that Alim, at least, as Nasir’s father, would have really hit the brakes on anything for longer than he did. So much of the end was also not what I was expecting? A lot of it felt very pat and trite (
There was a lot of beautiful writing in this book though, as well as thoughtful prose on grief and mourning. Just didn’t quite stick the landing for me.
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Blood and Car accident
Minor: Death of parent
monaroe899's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
sleepylemon96'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
mbzoller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
4.5
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
If you know you would under no circumstances like a book where the MC gets with a person who loves her's dad> then don't read this and maybe try a different book by Akwaeke.alli_andrews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
sakisreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I’d heard Akwaeke Emezi’s writing was brilliant, and it definitely is, but I need to read more of their work to see if that helps me to gather my thoughts better. I just didn’t feel like I knew their work properly enough to make a true judgment 😫
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3 out of 5 stars for me. It’s hectic, it’s gritty, it’s uncomfortable. Thank you ✨
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent