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abbeyyyrosee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I believe Gurnah achieved the story he was wanting to tell; it was reflective and informational, and it demonstrated the lived experience and nuance of attitudes toward both the German and British colonizers. It makes me think about self and the morality of the individual and how it ties into our singular position in a living, breathing society that will persist with or without us. Societies built by many to benefit the few, and yet impact us all. Published in 2020, it seems to make an indirect comparison to the times we're living in now: many of us bystanders to the wars around the world and the hatred at home. A society rife with racism, homophobia, and all other forms of discrimination that we're expected to move through. It is difficult to live when you must first survive.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Colonisation, Slavery, Child abuse, War, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Minor: Bullying
nialiversuch'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Slavery, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Xenophobia
luananki's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Colonisation, Death, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, and Grief