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A review by nannahnannah
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
DNF @ 47%.
Representation:
- almost every character is Nigerian
I got to page 203 when I got an uncomfortable feeling from the description, “[his] voice was unmistakable; it was vibrantly male …” and had to look Adichie up. Sure enough, this is the transphobic author who, among things like bullying a trans author under her mentorship, approved of Rowling’s "TERF Manifesto”.
I thought I had deleted all her books from my to-read list, but I must have missed this one. Stopping here doesn’t make me upset; I disliked most of the characters in this book and only didn’t mind the rest.
I’d much rather read someone else’s work.
Representation:
- almost every character is Nigerian
I got to page 203 when I got an uncomfortable feeling from the description, “[his] voice was unmistakable; it was vibrantly male …” and had to look Adichie up. Sure enough, this is the transphobic author who, among things like bullying a trans author under her mentorship, approved of Rowling’s "TERF Manifesto”.
I thought I had deleted all her books from my to-read list, but I must have missed this one. Stopping here doesn’t make me upset; I disliked most of the characters in this book and only didn’t mind the rest.
I’d much rather read someone else’s work.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual assault
Minor: Fatphobia and Incest