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incigiru's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
meaghanelizabook's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny
Minor: Car accident
isleofwoman's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Homophobia
Minor: Colonisation
km4e's review
challenging
emotional
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Suicide, and Death
nini23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
4.0
This novella set in Nairobi Kenya is deceptively short but has hidden depth. I must admit I underestimated it, I thought it was a relatively straightforward story about a young lady Nyokabi who's lost her brother Baraka to suicide and is given a potion to go back in time to change the outcome. The author starts playing with language and words, fragmenting sections of the narrative.
Haraka haraka,
haina baraka
Time dreamer, time speaker, time carrier.
Lots of what another reviewer has helpfully identified as Kiswahili and Sheng dialogue. Some of the words like maitu I didn't have success translating.
We learn that in the family generations past mental illness was treated as madness. Woven into the historical tale is revolt against British colonialism led by real life Kenyan medicine woman extraordinaire Meketilili. Time becomes one of the narrators.
Haraka haraka,
haina baraka
Time dreamer, time speaker, time carrier.
Lots of what another reviewer has helpfully identified as Kiswahili and Sheng dialogue. Some of the words like maitu I didn't have success translating.
We learn that in the family generations past mental illness was treated as madness. Woven into the historical tale is revolt against British colonialism led by real life Kenyan medicine woman extraordinaire Meketilili. Time becomes one of the narrators.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Bullying, and Homophobia
bill_muganda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
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