Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

14 reviews

thebookgiraffe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

decapitation, religious trauma

laurareads87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

4.5.  I am so glad that JesseOnYoutube chose this as a group read for Blackathon2024 as I may never have found this text at all otherwise.  I don’t know what I expected when I picked up Vagabonds!  It wasn’t this, but the way Osunde captures the spirit of Lagos is extraordinary; this feels like more of a collection of very slightly intertwined short stories than a novel, but the connecting thread to all of it is Lagos itself, and particularly queer experiences of Lagos. It was a little bit inconsistent, but Osunde's writing held my attention throughout and some sections I found very emotionally impactful. 
 I found Osunde’s descriptions – particularly of queer pain and joy, of exclusion, of internalized queerphobia – deeply impactful and deeply true, and found myself highlighting frequently.  I will absolutely pick up Osunde’s next book.

<i>Content warnings:</i> violence, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, domestic abuse, forcible confinement, sexual assault, suicide, murder, death, grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Transphobia, Suicide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Death, and Violence

hendrixpants's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

rjo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking and Kidnapping

nieva098's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

maceydowns's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

roseltov's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• 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

4.0

I’m so glad I stuck with this book. I found it quite hard to get into, but it’s truly the most unique, beautiful book. The ending was perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

chapstickdealer's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

Great book, hard to get through if you're not keen on anthologies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

laurataylor's review

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug use, and Blood