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sektaufeis's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
So scharf und zielgerichtete geschrieben - wow.
Graphic: Racism and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Cancer
fiaharringbook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, and Racism
Minor: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Deportation, Slavery, Genocide, Racism, and Police brutality
oywiththepoodles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation and Slavery
sakisreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A Black British woman navigates the white world around her and my oh my, it’s not a pleasant place to be 🙄 I highlighted so many quotes from this book, one of which was:
‘Best case: those children grow up, assimilate, get jobs and pour money into a government that forever tells them they are not British. This is not home.’
How Natasha Brown managed to capture SO MANY EXPERIENCES (and nuances) into a 112 page novel I will never know. I thoroughly appreciated it though 🫠
4.5 out of 5 stars from me, thank you ✨
Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
shoohoob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs
fatfrog's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Slavery and Infidelity
nathiddles_106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Cancer
cuartolimon's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
lady_bountiful's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism
introvertsbookclub's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
It is also a shocking read – in the way it is written, direct, unflinching and uncovering the hidden abuse and trauma lurking within British society; and in the plot itself. Despite that, there was something comforting in the protagonist’s nihilism, it gave permission to similar feelings of despair in the face of modern reincarnations of violence.
The novel was the perfect blend of personal and political, in that it showed that the two can never be separated. Each moment was informed by centuries of racism and colonialism; it was a story of the history of racism enacted on one body and the ways that person is trapped within racism and made complicit through their attempt to survive the system. It was complex and critical and an incredible pick for Black History Month.
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs