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frank_desanna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Hate crime, Murder, Toxic friendship, Rape, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
kxiong5'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Colonisation, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
affanshikoh'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
4.5
This is a piece of Postcolonial writing which flips the likes of Joseph Conrad on their heads, and provides depth to the previously believed to be witless, voiceless and unlettered colonized people. A masterpiece of not just modern Arabic, but also world literature.
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Colonisation
jollysaintnick12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape
somturtle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse
warmrats's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
doreneemi's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual content, Colonisation, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism
leselina'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Rape
niallgoulding1'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
2.5
Like Heart of Darkness, the writing is beautiful in places and I'm sure that this could form part of an interesting lit course comparing and contrasting the literature of coloniser and colonised. But I struggle to find any value reading it alone.
Another reviewer mentioned the question posed on the back cover, "But what is the meaning of Mustafa's confession?"and how having finished the book they were still left pondering the same question. I think that sums up my experience with the book. Maybe it was above my ability but I struggled to see the point of this
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexism, and Violence
kitness's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence