Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

12 reviews

annierosebel's review against another edition

3.0

I found the pacing of this really challenging. I saw someone else call it stodgy, and it's so true - I didn't find it the most accessible read.

It was interesting, and when I did get stuck in when on the tube or with no distractions it kept my attention - but I didn't especially enjoy reading it and I mostly felt relieved when it was over.

It's quite memorable though, I think. It also strikes me as a book with a lot of cultural context and symbolism, it just maybe wasn't what I needed in the weeks during which I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

audreylee's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Atmospheric and grim. The grief and devastation spill off of the pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Grief

edward_eb's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The description and writing is very well crafted but sometimes a bit too overdone for me. It’s hard to describe but this book is SO Nigerian and, as someone with Nigerian heritage, this provided both humour and comfort but also deep frustration and annoyance at times. I particularly found the attitudes towards gender/masculinity and childhood challenging. Although, I appreciate that this might be a commentary and is also realistic for the time and setting of the book. The character of Abulu was effective. I was very disturbed by him but as a reader - much like the narrator, Ben - I also felt some empathy towards him. I thought the book also touched well on some of the political and socio-economic issues that Nigeria has suffered with in the past and to an extent still does today without it being the main focus of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

maviemerveilleuse's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape and War

noahsingh's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

corubo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was not bad but I think there could have just been more. The characters and what happened were good but the ending could have definitely been better so that was -0.5⭐️, and then I think the overall plot could have just been better so that’s -1⭐️ but I did enjoy reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Grief, and Murder

yourariesbby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Murder

bibliophilekiera's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Blood and Abandonment

ynna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident