Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Assembly by Natasha Brown

44 reviews

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

Read this in one sitting and wow wow wow, what a book. An informed, brutally honest portrayal and narrative on race, class, conformity and choice. Excellently written and emotion provoking, can't believe this is a debut. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

ymorii's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

shewantsthediction's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I've waited months for this one but it was disappointing. Highlighted a bunch of quotes about racism, but this felt more like a vehicle for delivering the quotes than a full-fledged story. (Plus, although beautifully phrased, any racialized individual will be overly familiar with these realities already and she's not really bringing anything new to the table.)

The characters felt like vague sketches, to the point I thought some of them (like her sister) were a metaphor. And the

cancer

felt like a cliche. So much of this was just corny and clumsily done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Colonisation, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

shelfofunread's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Sexism