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joanna_banana's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Eating disorder, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Minor: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Misogyny
basil_touche's review against another edition
- 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
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
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 (
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death of parent
Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, Confinement, and Infidelity
Minor: Slavery, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
kitten's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, and Racial slurs
franklola's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Physical abuse, and Violence
ell_n's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Eating disorder
karmapen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Dementia
sparklycowboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The extensive metaphors of colonized and decolonized thought created some of the most interesting scenes in the book. It was insightful to get a glimpse into the experiences of a mixed race woman navigating different cultures— the dominant white, western culture in London, and a colonized/post colonial African country.
I listened to the audiobook and loved the narration. I enjoyed book so much I think I’ll get a hard copy just to read again. :)
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Child abuse and Racism
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent and Eating disorder
nicolaparty's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- 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
Cool themes but nothing felt hard-hitting (to me, at least). I struggled with the alternative political narrative for some reason (I can only really get around this if it is purely escapist, which this is not).
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting