Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan

5 reviews

sare1125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, War, Sexual violence, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Excrement and Trafficking

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 Say You’re One of Them is a collection of two novellas and three short stories. It was written by a Jesuit priest and the stories are set in different African countries. All highlight the impact of big social issues - religious divides, civil war, poverty, child trafficking, the AIDS epidemic, genocide - through the eyes of children. The book is a challenging read because of the content. In addition the use of phonetic speech, different dialects and snippets of several languages could be off-putting to some readers. For me I found it added a feeling of authenticity to the stories and didn’t detract from my comprehension. Several of the stories ended abruptly, without a full resolution. This felt somewhat unsatisfying but I do wonder if it was deliberate. Most of these issues continue today - there is no resolution; the best children can hope for is to live through them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

laceej88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Excrement

mwanamkembaya's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Islamophobia, Genocide, Gaslighting, and Car accident

Minor: Blood and Drug abuse

jenenemorgan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Trafficking

Minor: Pedophilia