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savouris18's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit
casira'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Lesbophobia and Colonisation
thatfrankman'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
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence
iselenris's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
between_2worlds'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
5.0
What a triumph of a book! Thank you Francesca Ekwuyasi for gifting us this family.
The Adejide family were lonely people orbiting around each other while desperately wanting to reach out to one another but dared not to. Those actions or inactions hurt them so much that they walked through life feeling as if they were alone and they turned to other people that could possibly provide them with some reprieve if only temporary. It still hurts to read this but in a good way. It reminded me why I want to belong and how loneliness can be heavy and all consuming. I think about Kambi who literally lived for her children and I don't know if that's a good thing because she lived but she wasn't really present and caused harm to her children. I think about Banji, a man so devouted to loving his wife and his children that his own family thought he was under a spell. I think about all the people who the Adejide sisters allowed in their orbit and how some left with many scars while others were left with such memories. I think about Timi, Salome, Hachim, Wolfie and so many more.
On my third reread and I only realized that the book starts and ends with Kambirinachi. It starts and ends with lifeš„¹.
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Grief
axel_p'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
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
ce_read's review against another edition
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Animal death
kelsea'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Rape
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual violence
aspence94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Suicide attempt
saphfics'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Rape
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia