Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

27 reviews

kiwialexa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Confinement, Violence, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

raoulalexander's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Very strong with regards to character development + building tension between characters by seeing many different POVs, but to what end? The ending was explosive but a bit disappointing. For me, the flashbacks to a precolonial African society didn't add much as they weren't well enough connected to the rest of the story. The character work was remarkable enough though that I would pick up this author's next work, there's definitely great potential here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

cococorycollins's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Body horror, and Colonisation

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

I just hope this book makes enough white readers feel enough anger and shame to contact our electeds about reparations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Outing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Excrement, Genocide, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Incest, Suicide, Mental illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Moderate: Religious trauma, Environmental degradation

redrosieroses's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Beautiful and important book. Honestly the best book I have ever read. I encourage everyone to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Racism, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

rideauriverreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Racism, Classism, and Death

bruhbruh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Slavery, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Deportation, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

badmom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Robert Jones Jr. weaves an ultimately gorgeous tapestry from an ugly point in history using  the voices of enslaved people, their African ancestors, and the enslavers. The language is poetic throughout, drawing reality truthfully yet landing on the ways people rose above, how they survived and dreamed and loved, and created the life they deserved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Classism, Racial slurs, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Outing, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Religious bigotry, Excrement, Alcohol, Ableism, Genocide, Suicide, Miscarriage, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, and Cannibalism

dominika_benmichael's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Homophobia

kirstenf's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Blood, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Infidelity, Colonisation, and Pregnancy