Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Frère d'âme by David Diop

10 reviews

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

Couldn’t get into to it. Too grim. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Animal death, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, and Sexual content

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Racism, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping and Slavery

ccpetrikas's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, War, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

kaitlyng's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, War, Sexual content, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Mental illness, Colonisation, Grief, Cannibalism, Slavery, Rape, Racial slurs, and Kidnapping

Minor: Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexism

metalcutesolid's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Rape

Minor: Slavery

emmelinelc's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Violence, War, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Slavery

christine_beatrice's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Slavery, Mental illness, and Racism

ingamaloy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Abandonment, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Racism

jesshadlow's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, War, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual violence and Racism

Minor: Slavery