Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Aufbrechen by Tsitsi Dangarembga

20 reviews

lushani's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, and Mental illness

Minor: Excrement, Slavery, and Pregnancy

melli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Colonisation, Child abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Racism, and Pregnancy

lara_bk's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Racism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Colonisation

sarahcollinson's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

emmazan's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

read for class. World Literature Written in English (fall 21)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

ladymirtazapine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Vomit, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs

jessbasuthakur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

translove's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit

rosalind's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

stuffysyd's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Xenophobia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying