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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: Death, Gore, Rape, and Violence
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, Violence, and War
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: Gore, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Sexual assault
andthereishappiness's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
meiklejohn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, and Violence
qqjj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
angelaaaa'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
okokapi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and War
skeptista's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence