Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

4 reviews

joanna_banana's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

This took me back to West Africa! Bamana felt most like Ghana and the cultural references aligned linguistically and ethnically with Ghana. However, the place names were from Mali! Threw me off a little. It’s a sweet story of self-discovery and identity. Some good commentary on Western bias. I overall enjoyed it. The audio book was quite a good listen, the narrator did an excellent job differentiating the accents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Minor: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

lay_kone's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Cancer, Confinement, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This story has potential but lacks oomph. It scratches the surface of many interesting and complex topics, but none are explored in depth. 

The main character is immature and the rest are equally unlikeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, and Misogyny

Minor: Colonisation, Fatphobia, and War

amandas_bookshelf's review

adventurous emotional reflective 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

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Racism, Body shaming, Grief, Police brutality, Bullying, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcohol, Dementia, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

Minor: Misogyny