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Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'
Who Slashed Celanire's Throat?: A Fantastical Tale by Maryse Condé
3 reviews
2treads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Here we are introduced to the mysterious yet clever Celanire in the Ivory Coast. She has come with a mission it seems to educate and elevate the state of women in this colonial village. However this comes with certain behavioral changes in the women that the men aren't too comfortable with. There are inexplicable yet plausible deaths linked to her, rumors of dark spirits using her for their own, and the belief that she is from the devil. As Celanire moves from Africa to Guadeloupe and finally to Peru, pieces of her missing story are slowly revealed and the mission that she is on to pay back her attempted sacrifice comes to light.
Condé is especially aware of the intricacies of each place wherein she sets her stories and they are readily consumed and understood. The racial and communal structures, the misogyny and perceptions of women, as well as the effects of colonialism.
Graphic: Body horror and Child death
Minor: Pregnancy, Slavery, Incest, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Abortion, Addiction, Colonisation, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, and Physical abuse
ladymirtazapine's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Suicide
lavendl's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Violence, Trafficking, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Medical content