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bookishfaye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
Be warned, it is absolutely riddled with very uncomfortable incest.
TW: *Graphic and on page depictions* Incest, Rape, SA, non-consensual sexual encounters, violent homophobia/transphobia, violent hateful depictions of extreme hateful religion, death, mourning a loved one
*not on page, but mentioned* transphobic lynching
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
_bestie's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Somewhere, you see, in the river of time, I am already alive.”
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria
mimmuli'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
4.0
Kuitenkaan kyseessä ei ole mikään rikostrilleri, älä ymmärrä minua siinä väärin. Kyseessä on erittäin kauniisti kirjoitettu kaunokirjallinen teos, joka käsittelee upeasti mm. identiteettiä, rakkautta ja surua.
Kirja oli tosiaan kirjoitettu erittäin eloisasti ja kuvailevasti, pidin siitä erittäin paljon. Juoni piti otteessaan ihan alusta asti ja kuljetti rakastettavien ja monitahoisten henkilöhahmojen mukana kohti surullista loppua. Kuitenkaan en pysty antamaan kirjalle täyttä viittä tähteä, koska kirjassa esiintyvä insesti häiritsee liikaa.
Kolme syytä miksi saatat pitää kirjasta:
- Erittäin kaunis kerronta
- Laaja kirjo erilaisia hahmoja, joista monet kuuluvat HLBTQ-yhteisöön
- Todella, todella, todella surullinen loppu
Kolme syytä miksi saatat olla pitämättä kirjasta:
- Insesti
- Asetelma, jossa seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöjä ei hyväksytä
- Todella, todella, todella surullinen loppu
"En enää ole pahoilla mielin. Tällä puolella näkee, miten asiat etenevät. Synnyin ja kuolin. Palaan takaisin.
Olen näet jo elossa jossakin ajan virrassa."
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Incest, Transphobia, Grief, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Deadnaming
Minor: Eating disorder
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
callme_tippy's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
I so wish that the two main characters were not related. I found the incest storyline very off-putting. It made it impossible for me to feel happy about their "love story", it just feels traumatizing and wrong.
This story could have been beautiful and heartbreaking had the love interests not been so closely related. I feel that the incest doesn't add anything to the story and actually takes away from it. I would have felt more connected to the characters, and rooted for them had they not been related. It would have been so easy to make Osita a best friend instead of a first cousin. A first cousin that was raised as Viveks brother and that he often calls brother.
I am baffled why Akwaeke chose this dynamic. It makes me wary to read more of their work.
I also find it weird to make a trans character that has some type of mental illness going on, also be in an incestuous relationship. Not that it is right, but people already view trans people as taboo and wrong, so I find it strange to add a taboo and strange relationship to the mix. I don't know, something about that feels weird to me.
We don't get any insight, information, or answer about what what type of mental illness going on with Vivek. She has these black outs that get brought up but not explained which I found frustrating. I wanted to know what that was about and why she has no recollection of these episodes.
This book was just not it for me. I liked Vivek the most out all the characters, but I really had no favorites, the cast of characters was interesting to say the least.
1 star for good writing, 1 star for well fleshed out characters. The incest ruined this one for me. I so wish they made the simple change to make them best friends instead of first cousins, I just could not connect.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
allypricee'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria
vanesst'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Infidelity, Transphobia, Grief, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
qqjj's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
randeerebecca'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Grief, Outing, and Dysphoria
mid_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Ableism, Incest, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Hate crime