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cocorose'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, and Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
finkbillie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War
eliakine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed reading about Ada, and Emezi so skillfully wrote from so many different perspectives and voices this truly was a wonderful time. :)
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, and Outing
woweewhoa's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
soph_ward's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
solenekeleroux'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
jamie_reads_stuff'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Plagued with a hard childhood she self mutilates especially after becoming more physically woman-like and what it means.
In her late teens she’s brought up to America from Nigeria just to suffer at the hands of evil men and to fight the trauma of they’ve done she becomes that which they fear and desire, lost inside herself she lets the Gods inside take control so she can endure. But, she’s constantly divided, constantly in between realms, our world and the veil other world from where they all came and will come again. She is plagued with gods, identities, struggle and pain. Sometimes being pushed into closely wanting to be gone and join the gods that occupy her body.
It is not an easy tale but it follows closely the author’s own journey with accepting their troublesome and pained past and also gender identity, while heavily mixing it with the roots and myths of their culture.
An almost magical realism biographical fiction story of spirit, religion and resilience, and finding one true self in the mist of much pain, despair, and wanting to be gone, and also to be truly found in oneself.
The ending of the book was a bit confusing and I am still not truly sure what it meant although I choose to believe the best happened for them.
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual violence
Minor: Rape and Suicide
laynemandros'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
holly_jones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt