Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

26 reviews

oozyschmoozy's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

jocelynzoe's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, and Murder

drymice's review

dark medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cannibalism

booksandteatime's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-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: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

social_eyes's review against another edition

dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty

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

rexgertspud's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism

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

cheazcakeguy's review

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

This is a collection of short speculative fiction. There is a decent amount of variety, but there are a few stories that tackle similar themes/topics, especially consumerism and racism. Many of the stories are set in a world similar to our own, where one or more aspects of our own world have been exaggerated to the point of absurdity. As a result, the stories often have an extremely dark sense of humor and expose the absurdity inherent in real-world concepts like racism, violence, consumerism, and truth. Some of the stories have a different tone, but I never quite felt the emotional weight behind the ones with a more pensive, poignant feel. To me, the writing was much better at evoking feelings of rage, shock, despair, and defiance than sadness or regret.

Some stories were more interesting than others. A couple were a bit dull, but my favorites were the ones that really leaned in to the ridiculousness. I especially liked The Finkelstein 5, Friday Black, Zimmer Land, and Through the Flash. Nothing really blew me away, but this book was certainly unique and unexpected. Overall, this is a pretty thought-provoking, well-written collection of stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Police brutality

katie_morris's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail