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livcashmere's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Is the story cute and lighthearted? Yes. Could I seperate that from the fact that the entire thing is told from a straight white male pretending to be an African woman perspective? No.
He also talks about how fat the main character is approximately 10000 times. Unnecessary and typical for a male writer. I literally know everything about the physical appearance of the female characters but all the male characters descriptions are like “African male”. Every character is incredibly simple and two-dimensional with clear reflections of colonialism throughout the text.
The individual investigations were sweet but I won’t be reading any further books in this series.
He also talks about how fat the main character is approximately 10000 times. Unnecessary and typical for a male writer. I literally know everything about the physical appearance of the female characters but all the male characters descriptions are like “African male”. Every character is incredibly simple and two-dimensional with clear reflections of colonialism throughout the text.
The individual investigations were sweet but I won’t be reading any further books in this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, and Domestic abuse
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