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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A devastating rabbit punch of a book, one of the best depictions of survivor's guilt I've yet found, and a perspective on WWI that was new to me as well - that of a colonial subject fighting for the colonizer.
I was going to give this book 3 stars but it immediately plummeted to 1 star with less than 30 pages to go when I read "I thrust into her womb as if to disembowel her"
That sentence alone made my vagina cave in on itself. Immediately nope.
That sentence alone made my vagina cave in on itself. Immediately nope.
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
following a man and his actions during WWI, while experiencing the psychological and physical impact of named actions. heartbreaking, dark and rough
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Being only 145 pages, ANABIB is fairly easy to get through if youre looking for a short read that still makes you feel and think.
what a beautiful writing style. the prose is stunning and the way Diop establishes themes or language hooks is wonderful. his sentences can get long-winded, but it's gorgeous, and I was rapidly lapping up what he was putting down. some of the more beautiful writing i've read recently.
ultimately this book is about war erasing not just life, but humanity and identity, and that violence (re: colonial violence) leaves no one untouched. the way diop dances across colonialism and racism is masterful. both gentle and devastating. Alfa's (the main character) psychological implosion comes from so many different angles, and even though you can feel it coming, it really hits you all at once. I absolutely love the unraveling of the last 30 or so pages, especially how it hits with Mademoiselle Francois.
in the best way, it's a disorienting read. there's a reason i blitzed through it in 90 minutes. i mean it when i say it's some of the more (maybe even most) beautiful prose I've read in a minute. the book is a lot of intro & retrospection, so keep that in mind if you pick it up. really recommend it
what a beautiful writing style. the prose is stunning and the way Diop establishes themes or language hooks is wonderful. his sentences can get long-winded, but it's gorgeous, and I was rapidly lapping up what he was putting down. some of the more beautiful writing i've read recently.
ultimately this book is about war erasing not just life, but humanity and identity, and that violence (re: colonial violence) leaves no one untouched. the way diop dances across colonialism and racism is masterful. both gentle and devastating. Alfa's (the main character) psychological implosion comes from so many different angles, and even though you can feel it coming, it really hits you all at once. I absolutely love the unraveling of the last 30 or so pages, especially how it hits with Mademoiselle Francois.
in the best way, it's a disorienting read. there's a reason i blitzed through it in 90 minutes. i mean it when i say it's some of the more (maybe even most) beautiful prose I've read in a minute. the book is a lot of intro & retrospection, so keep that in mind if you pick it up. really recommend it
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very dark. Short but descriptive. A bit repetitive.
dark