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The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

48 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Grief, Infertility, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

whatdebsreads's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death of parent

theislandalien's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Violence

nkem_ani's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This is my first 5 star read of 2024. And my first 5 star read in a good while. I am Nigerian like Adunni but Igbo instead of Yoruba. I was adopted and brought to London, England by my amazing mother where I live with her and my brother (also adopted). Adunni and parts of her life, particularly the second half of the book, could very well have been the life I could have led, had my mother not adopted me. A lot of girl children are not adopted and a lot of girls, like it was written in ‘The Book of Nigerian Facts’ work as maids or other serving roles from very young. It could have been me. 

Reading this book was emotional, and sweet and I loved and rooted for Adunni  through everything she went through. May her louding voice and the louding voice of the amazing author Abi Daré touch and inspire us all. This book has some sad and dark themes of child marriage, rape and indentured servitude and domestic violence. But it also tells the story of hope, of trials and tribulations, of mothers and their daughters, of education and family’s - both born and made - and of the desire to have better than you have and know better than you know. To learn what there is to learn. This book has touched me incredibly. I hope to write a book as good as this one some day. Abi Daré, you have inspired this fellow Nigerian woman to write. 

This book has beautiful voice and an amazing and well crafted story. I wish Adunni well in her life. I know for certain that she has a louding voice. As I will have a window into her louding voice, forever preserved in history through this book. I hope the other girls in Nigeria and across the world will be able to have louding voices like Adunni. 

I recommend this WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Infidelity

Minor: Excrement, Stalking, Body shaming, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abortion

evewenham's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

eskimo97's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Vomit, Rape, Infertility, Grief, Cursing, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

tiredenglishteacher's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

This book is beautiful and hopeful and joyful. It’s hard and painful and devastating. Adunni is one of the most enthralling characters I’ve ever read - Abi Daré is a genius. The prose is beautiful and Adunni’s voice is authentic and truly representative of a new English speaker. Incredible writing and beautiful story.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

maddb_96's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

wordsofclover's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Death