Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

8 reviews

abmochapman's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

“A man's life from birth to death, was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.”

Things Fall Apart remains a literary masterpiece almost three decades since its release. At first slow and meandering, offering a survey of Igbo culture prior to the devastation of British forces, this novel shows just how quickly and suddenly a people can be made to fall apart when faced with colonial rule and violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, Animal death, Colonisation, Racism, War, Slavery, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Child death, and Violence

nkmustdie's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Xenophobia, War, Deportation, Gun violence, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Suicide, Bullying, Confinement, Pregnancy, Racism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Violence

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

yasmiiine's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death and Misogyny

tahsintries's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Racism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Xenophobia

adoras's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death of parent

sonyareadsbooks's review

dark informative slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Violence

Minor: Death and Suicide

jamieruwen's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I didn’t necessarily enjoy reading it, but the portrayal of these people’s way of life being  ripped apart by Christian missionaries and the fact that I’d never read about that before, and how gutted I was in the end, redeemed it for me. Necessary story but I didn’t feel touched by it for a large portion of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Violence