Reviews

Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

rebekka_m's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

spiderpirate's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

reneereads's review

dark tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

c_wong's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.25

iam_notmargaret's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

abarkmeier's review

4.0

Almost a novel-in-stories following the progression of four siblings from relatively affluent childhood, through impoverished adolescence, into young adulthoods of their own making. I was less interested in the brothers than the sisters, but the woven language of sibling relationships from different POVs helped make those sections more interesting.

sydneythegoddess's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

theoneana's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elisesophie's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tarastacy17's review

4.0

This story will be one that sticks with me. In her debut, @that.tola tells the story of four siblings in Lagos, Nigeria whose lives have been upheaved by a charismatic televangelist.

The children’s parents’ marriage falls apart and they’re left to fend for themselves. The story follows their individual journeys and battles with race, sexism and wealth.

I found this novel addictive. While the ending was somewhat surprising and to me the book felt unfinished, the author’s skill lies in creating beautiful characters that will stay with you. “All women are owned by someone, some are owned by many; a beautiful girl’s only advantage is that she may get to choose her owner”