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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
I've never read a book quite like this one. Is a mixture of real life events with magic and fantasy and I think the author writes them in a very special way.
This book was really hard to read. I was not expecting how graphic it is. Nnedi Okorafor writes about very sensitive topics like racism, abuse, tradition and trauma in a very open way. I like that. We should be able to talk about certain topics without fear.
I really like Onyesonwu! She born with one destiny (a very brutal one): she was to save her people from genocide. A teenager, an outcast because of her skin colour, has to save the Okeke people (although they hate her because of what her skin colour represents) from the Nuru people (who also hate her). It's not an easy journey!
I will never forget this book!
This book was really hard to read. I was not expecting how graphic it is. Nnedi Okorafor writes about very sensitive topics like racism, abuse, tradition and trauma in a very open way. I like that. We should be able to talk about certain topics without fear.
I really like Onyesonwu! She born with one destiny (a very brutal one): she was to save her people from genocide. A teenager, an outcast because of her skin colour, has to save the Okeke people (although they hate her because of what her skin colour represents) from the Nuru people (who also hate her). It's not an easy journey!
I will never forget this book!
Pretty enjoyable story, if messy at times. It seemed like there were lots of things in the story and world that could have gone interesting directions but instead went nowhere. There was, however, also a bunch of stuff that ended up going places! Overall the world was gripping and the characters were fine. I would believe it if I I kept thinking about these characters years down the line, so in that sense it's a pretty good book.
This book was so interesting, and I loved a lot of things about it, but I just never felt like the characters were real people.
It did make me think a lot about the term magical realism, which I don't think should be applied to this book. This is really a fantasy novel, with some science fiction in it, but I can't help thinking that people are calling it magical realism because it's in an "exotic", "primitive" setting. If this is magical realism, so is Harry Potter!
It did make me think a lot about the term magical realism, which I don't think should be applied to this book. This is really a fantasy novel, with some science fiction in it, but I can't help thinking that people are calling it magical realism because it's in an "exotic", "primitive" setting. If this is magical realism, so is Harry Potter!
3,5/5. Um início promissor, pesadíssimo, porém envolvente. As últimas páginas, porém, são bem arrastadas, parecem perder o rumo do enredo e trazem um plot um tanto repetitivo.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book will stay with me for quite some time. That ending... Wow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
This was different and I liked the concept. I know enough to understand the groups in the book are based on groups that exist now. I feel like I'm lacking an understanding of the cultures to really appreciate the nuances of the story though. That is on me, not the writer. I'll have to read some non-fiction to expand my knowledge.
There was something that I do put on the writing though - sometimes the conversations seemed as though they were poorly translated.
There was something that I do put on the writing though - sometimes the conversations seemed as though they were poorly translated.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
While the content was heavy and important, I still very much enjoyed this post-apocalyptic journey through the desert with Onyesonwu and co. The world building was fascinating and left me wanting more - how did we get here? What events led to the Okeke and Nuru? I would love to read a prequel and get the full story of the world the characters were born into.