Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Sankofa by Nnedi Okorafor

52 reviews

rokinjaguar's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Very sad book about a girl's extraterrestrial experience and journey from normal girl to creature of a folk tale. The audiobook is voiced quite well, and I shed a few tears at one point. A bit too sad for my usual taste, but I liked the main character and the setting was so interesting and unique.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Gun violence

freckled_frog_boi's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, and Gore

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

Vibrant and dark and get straightforward and honest, as all I've read by Nnedi Okorafor is. I love the way she builds her world - futuristic science fiction that feels extremely accessible with magical characters who are who they are. They're formidable Nigerian women like Sankofa, kind and brave and fierce and struggling with all the odds stacked against them. They always persist, like Sankofa. Nnedi Okorafor's writing is strong and compelling, easily able to bring the reader into a story and I loved it. Another fantastic work, and I expect no less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

Minor: Physical abuse and Grief

roxanned's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Animal death, and Blood

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Animal death, and Car accident

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Cancer, and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence and Kidnapping

bblanka's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Animal death, and Child death

berglindsh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death

books4bee's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Animal death, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness, Bullying, and Cancer

gjkennedy's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Great prose, profoundly sad. I wish it had a bit more of a plot conclusion, my curiosity wasn't really sated, but the character stuff was fulfilling enough that I'm not too upset. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

singalana's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Hate crime

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Violence