Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

1 review

davidrb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Would have been a solid 4 stars (great writing, nuanced characters) if not for the

incest that goes uncriticized and often romanticized.

Unnecessary and made it a really difficult read for me personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing