Reviews tagging 'War'

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

7 reviews

lllomnylll's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

I definitely recommend this book! Some of the stories are much stronger than others.  The last story has some of the best world-building. The stories vary greatly and all condemn aspects of society and of individuals' values, beliefs, and actions. Very dark and dystopic but neccisarry and gripping. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

katharina90's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I love stories that makes me deeply uncomfortable and this collection delivered. 

Many of the stories evoked visceral emotions as racism, capitalism & co were explored in dystopian settings that felt all too real. As with Chain-Gang All-Stars, the world building was so disturbing because it's just a step or two away from our current reality.

The quality of this short story collection was fairly consistent throughout, and I enjoyed almost every story which is rare for me. I'm not even gonna try to pick favorites. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Suicide, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, and Abortion

Minor: Cancer and War

sarahmackenziey's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse

catsbreadbikes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

3.5

This book was not for me, but that's my own fault as i didn't seek out any information about the content warnings for this book. It was really well-written, and vivid in detail though! Some of the stories i liked vetter than others, but even when i didn't lile a particular story, it was still worth listening to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Abortion, and War

kananineko's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and War

jdamae11's review

challenging dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and War

lain_darko's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and War