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bookish_bry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Even though this was a book very much concerned with the clash of cultures, I think that the generational divide between Okonkwo and his father and then Okonkwo and his son is something we see everywhere. Both Okonkwo's strengths and weaknesses were in direct reaction to his father's life and likewise Nwoye's were a result of Okonkwo's.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, and Blood
allysllvn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Suicide
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Animal death, Gore, and Gun violence
michaelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There's something I hate, or dislike, about classic books which is the tendency to have unnecessary filler pages. Like they were getting paid by the word or something. And I say filler specifically because I love me some slice of life stories. I'm the kind a girlie that absolutely lives to see people figuring out what food they're gonna put on their grocery list because they don't know what to make for dinner, okay? But most of this book is just filling the pages up. Now I haven't read enough classics to say all of them do this, but I hate it either way. Scenes and moments with almost or literally no importance to the rest of the story. Maybe I hate it so much because that's how I wrote stories when I was 13. But hey I'm over it now!
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War
Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Kidnapping
laurarosessupposes's review against another edition
- 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
1.25
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
solarorange's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and Religious bigotry
stephfauteux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse
3frenchtoast's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Police brutality
em_dill's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal death