Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

5 reviews

trippalli's review

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

A well written story about yes and technology and people, violence, society, community, helping each other, farming, and life, corporate or computer influence and choices...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Fatphobia

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-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: Death, Violence, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Body shaming, Blood, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

mlthomas234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

Got off to a bit of a slow start, but Okorafor hits a groove about 25% in and the writing is stunning there on out. Sankofa is a full, brave, heartbreaking character in a life that is unpredictable/unexpected, which is only fitting given who she is. ‘Sankofa’ as a symbol is very well-executed and this book really made me think deeply about home as a physical, emotional, and social place— especially as a young black girl who feels isolated and excluded.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood

erinsbookshelves's review

dark inspiring 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: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, Violence, Car accident, Grief, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence

nyoom's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer and Rape

Minor: Medical content