Reviews

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

majabaur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tessareadsbookies's review against another edition

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK. Touching, unexpected, and beautiful. All aspects were incredible and I really really loved this book and wept for its characters.

vanesst's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

awonn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

yonic_boom's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

kemcgarr's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

mbaseyscott's review against another edition

4.0

Super sad story but so good. The voice actors for the audio book made the story even more powerful.

daphivn's review against another edition

4.0

If you didn't tell other people, was it real or was it just something the two of you were telling yourselves?

It was just simply sad. How someone lives within a conservative heteronormative society, trying to live as true to oneself without getting hurt.

I was heartbroken throughout the whole book. The whole familial intricacies in it were painful. And gosh the whole misogynistic undertones are painful to read. (How is it always the women's fault?). But the whole book was written spectacularly.

brynalexa's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

I went into this book blind but pretty sure I’d love it. Love is the wrong word but it was very easy to get through  (wonderful formatting) and extremely well written. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

cheeches's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0