Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Jumătate de soare galben by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

39 reviews

beccabereader's review against another edition

challenging informative tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Rape and Colonisation

Minor: Classism

sundayfever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I learned a lot of history from this book. So far, my favorite of Adichie's books. The storytelling and characters were very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Blood, and Classism

jinmichae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Excrement, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Torture and Vomit

getyourghosts's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

deparme's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Blood, and War

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Sexual content, Excrement, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Islamophobia, and Colonisation

snoopyluvr_22's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A must read. A profound read. I couldn’t put this book down. It educated me. It showed me a world so different to my own. It’s a long but worth it read. I recommend reading Things Fall Apart by Achebe before reading this book as well. This author deserves so much praise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bethw009's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

bee_a_friend's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

selimhannah's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Colonisation

bmpicc's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Character development galore, vivid detail, & so much history.

I was not familiar with the Biafran war. While a lot of this was heartbreaking it was also beautifully written. Honestly, several sections felt like I was reading a memoir rather than historical fiction.

“This was love: a string of coincidences that gathered significance and became miracles.”

“Grief was the celebration of love, those who could feel real grief were lucky to have loved.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

Moderate: Infidelity and Colonisation