Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Viviana Mazza

4 reviews

hakeyplummet's review against another edition

informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I'm always a fan of books with incredibly short chapters, and this one definitely fits the bill. However, with these short chapters, the story felt quite choppy (?). I assume the formatting was meant to somehow mimic diary entries in a way, but the resolute nature of the chapters undermined the story in my opinion. The real-life events that this story is based on have SO much depth and I was disappointed at how little it seemed as though this depth was not explored by the author. I just wish there was more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

This book is about a girl who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, an Islamist terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria. Thus, the book mentions non-graphic depictions of blood, gore, heavy weaponry, misogyny, etc.

marijuanerareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

So devastating. I wasn’t expecting any of this; i think this novel was a great way to get these actual life events out there so people can know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, War, Violence, Blood, and Rape

shutupiamreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Violence, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

joyful_tomato's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence