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noahsingh's review
fast-paced
5.0
Loved loved loved this! Highly recommend for any fans of horror, anti-colonial, feminist literature. I hope Yvette Lisa Ndlovu can publish another book soon, very excited to see what she writes in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Colonisation, and Gun violence
Moderate: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Addiction, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia
booktribe's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This is one of my favorite, if not my straight up favorite, short story collections of all time! Most short story collections are usually hit or miss with each story, but not this one! I enjoyed basically every story. There was one that was just okay to me, but there were NO BAD STORIES! The writing was so beautiful. The stories made me feel such a wide range of emotions, such as sadness, excitement, anger, and more. My favorite stories were definitely Water Bites Back, Red Cloth White Giraffe, and Plumtree: True Stories, but I loved so many! I would love to see this as a series, an episode for each story. Yvette Lisa Ndlovu has gained a new fan in me! I cannot wait to read more of her writing! Everybody, go pick this up!
📚Red Cloth, White Giraffe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚Second Place is the First Loser: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: colonizing ass mfers)
📚Home Became a Thing With Thorns: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: suicide)
📚The Carnivore’s Lollipop: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: police violence)
📚Swimming With Crocodiles: ⭐️⭐️ (TW: sexual assault mentioned)
📚Ugly Hamsters: A Triptych: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
📚Plumtree: True Stories: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: intense misogyny, sexual assault; this one is WILD & very heavy so read this one with caution)
📚The Friendship Bench: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (I’d choose the resilience aura; I wish this one was longer)
📚Water Bites Back: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚Turtle Heart: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
📚The Soul Would Have No Rainbow: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
📚Three Deaths and the Ocean of Time: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
📚When Death Comes To Find You: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚Drinking From Graveyard Wells: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (interesting but I wish there had been closure or explanation at the end)
Average rating: 3.8 stars
Overall rating: 5 stars!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Police brutality and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide
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