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julianh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, War, and Sexual assault
This book has all the triggers. Make sure you are in a good place mentally before reading this book.jaimc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Gore
eimearo_c'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, War, and Mental illness
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Suicide and Rape
daniellekat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
lolas_books'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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, War, Death, and Gore
js1512'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: Body horror, Death, Torture, War, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, and Blood
wellfedpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, War, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Gore, Rape, Misogyny, and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation and Blood
Minor: Abandonment
danielles_reads's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I hate the repetition (the phrase “God’s truth” is mentioned 150 times in this 145 page book), I hate the constant comparisons to women’s sexual organs, I hate the senseless violence subjected to both men in the war and women who are not, I hate the random backstories, I hate the vague opaqueness, I hate the ending.
Yes, war is violent, but I’m tired of reading men’s war books. I thought this book would add a different perspective, since it’s about a Black man fighting in WWI for France, but it disgusted me even more than other war books I read from the typical white point of view.
This book made me mad. Do not recommend. I’m really annoyed it won awards. Fuck that.
The extra half star is the only recognition I will give for what I think Diop was trying to do with this book. I can see some of the themes he was going for, but I just didn’t enjoy this reading experience at all.
Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, and Rape
paperknotbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gore, War, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
wrackcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Sexual assault