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challenging
dark
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? It's complicated
4.0
Our Sister Killjoy follows Sissie as she pursues her education in Ghana, gains government support to study in Germany and then returns via England. It is divided into four sections and was very inventive incorporating an epistolary element, poetic elements and some unique typographical layouts alongside the more conventional fictional structure. Content wise the standout for me was the various ways colonialism was highlighted and called out, and the role of education in perpetuating colonialism’s legacy. I also liked the way she interrogated the practice of international students opting to stay there rather than return to their home country, pointing out that disadvantages of doing so. Lots of good intersectional elements as well - race, gender, sexuality - with all feeling intrinsic to Sissie’s story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Racism
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