Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

7 reviews

basil_touche's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.0

This was such a well paced story, with a subtly that really brought the fictional country of Bamana to life. I found it was a breeze to read through while allowing the reader into the headspace of Anna, whose longing for connection was palpable and her decisions, while some I may disagree with, only made her feel more like a real person. Anna's feelings of isolation, of her experiences of racism in the uk, to being seen as a white tourist in Bamana, was heartbreaking and I really wanted to see her have some closure by the end.

Her relationship with her father was interesting and by the end it is left up to the reader to decide if he was the dictator many said he was

tricking Anna into imprisonment does leave some credence but he also freed the country from British rule and does show care to Anna, as examples

. Francis Aggrey or Kofi Adjei?

It is a book about identity, race,  being mixed-race, fatherhood and the impact colonialism has on the countries it has effected. I did find the ending a bit rushed (

although beautiful where Anna meets her ancestors

) and some things weren't as fully explored I as wished but this is still a book I enjoyed very much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, Confinement, and Infidelity

Minor: Slavery, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

lay_kone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Cancer, Confinement, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Physical abuse, and Violence

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This story has potential but lacks oomph. It scratches the surface of many interesting and complex topics, but none are explored in depth. 

The main character is immature and the rest are equally unlikeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, and Misogyny

Minor: Colonisation, Fatphobia, and War

lanid's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Grief, Dementia, Infidelity, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Bullying, Colonisation, Body shaming, Confinement, and Racism

abominablesnowaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Slavery, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

catladyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Slavery, Colonisation, Eating disorder, and Confinement

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty