Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

4 reviews

cookiecat73's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Sexism, and Animal death

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Islamophobia, Outing, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Colonisation and Death of parent

fungivibes's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Homophobia, and Gore

Moderate: Car accident

sarah984's review

adventurous hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

This is interesting take on the first contact story. Cool ideas and great character voices (the one-chapter animal characters were particular standouts), but I found the story a little unfocused and disjointed, especially around the midpoint when the gods showed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Outing, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Minor: Colonisation, Medical content, Rape, Terminal illness, and Vomit

kelseyland's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

An incredibly vivid and imaginative book about a first contact extraterrestrial encounter that takes place in Lagos, Nigeria. Totally fascinating and unlike any other first contact stories I've read or seen. PS don't stop at the acknowledgements--there's a "postchapter" afterwards that's short but worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Homophobia, Animal death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Misogyny, and Vomit