Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

40 reviews

book_lover69's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Infertility

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Gun violence

kbbooks's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the book, not so much for the story but for the study of a time, place, culture quite different from my own. Despite the differences, I did find certain themes to be applicable, particularly the theme of change. I think it is definitely worth reading, but for folks who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed adventure types of stories, this one probably won't be particularly enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

cajun_reader's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Moderate: Child death and Physical abuse

morganperks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infertility, Grief, Gore, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

adoras's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death of parent

abigail_spencer's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

I wanted to like this book but I just found it upsetting to read, the women are treated despicably and the central character is difficult to empathise with or like. What i did enjoy was the lovely insight into culture and the overarching themes but I detested the m/c being such a chauvinist and sexist person. In addition the end of the book made a wonderful point, i just wish i could have had this heart-wrenching story from the perspective of a character who wasn't so detestable that it distracted from the bigger  issues. The misogyny is so overwhelming without seeming to criticize anything or prompt you to question things, for example one of the women is not even given a name beyond 'Nwoye's mother'. It talked about terrible things without really seeming to care that they were terrible.

Overall, excellently written but I couldn't relate on any personal level due to how unpleasant the main character was. Not sure why Achebe chose to write about such a character, but then again im not a literature student or expert so decifering that is better left to someone else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

annabelle_wella's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Physical abuse

Minor: Child death

jamieruwen's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I didn’t necessarily enjoy reading it, but the portrayal of these people’s way of life being  ripped apart by Christian missionaries and the fact that I’d never read about that before, and how gutted I was in the end, redeemed it for me. Necessary story but I didn’t feel touched by it for a large portion of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

yaq's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Suicide

inshirab's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Physical abuse