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God of Mercy by Okezie Nwoka

4 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Gun violence, Child death, Colonisation, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Excrement, Animal death, and Vomit

impactbee's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved how the book dealt with traditions vs change, the impact of religion and it can be used to get exploit, the ease of how the oppressed can become an oppressor, and the complexity of emotions that come with suffering while believing in a God. 

The pacing was slow at times and sped up in the last section. It would have been great to get Ikemba and Phyllipa's perspective at the end as it was uncharacteristic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Excrement

aardwyrm's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Rough and transcendent, a storyteller's cadence and a butcher's efficient brutality interrogating religion, identity, community, and other subjects so deep under the skin you can't see them without bleeding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexism, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Trafficking, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Suicide attempt

abookishtype's review

challenging dark fast-paced

4.0

 Somewhere in Igboland (a region in Nigeria) is the small, remote village of Ichulu. This village has resisted European languages and religions in spite of all outside pressure. Their Igbokwe talks to the gods on the villagers’ behalf, warning them of floods and praying for healing or boons. Life is good. But then a girl who can’t speak aloud begins to fly, which throws everything into question. In God of Mercy, the challenging novel by Okezie Nwọka, we see what happens when two men who are afraid of the wide world twist their traditions to try to control the girl who can fly. 

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration. Read the rest of my review at https://abookishtype.wordpress.com/2021/10/07/god-of-mercy-by-okezie-nwoka/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse