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alexalily's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Racism, Suicide, Death, and Confinement
becausebrenna's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I wasn’t sure I was going to like this at the beginning because of the writing style (1st person POV, through the eyes of a 16 year old) but the book picked up about 20 pages in and I ended up really enjoying it! Good sci fi novella, it was a fast read.
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Suicide and War
some_random_person_hi's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
The writing style reads quite inexperienced and there were few emotional beats. It's a very simple story that would've done better with a longer length for non-rushed out character development as well as just a non-rushed out plot in general. Despite how quickly things moved, it managed to still feel boring
Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Suicide
akvolcano's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I thought that this was going to be entirely Afrofuturistic-which I think it could still be partially. But I was shocked to hear about white people in the book (they have another name) and to read about some colonizational/classism. My suprise aside-this book is well written and fully immerses the reader in this future world! I’m glad I don’t have to wait the other books because I’m super impatient to find out how the rest of the story! If you like science fiction-this is a must read.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Colonisation, Murder, Racism, Classism, Hate crime, and Body shaming
sarahaf712's review
4.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Murder
jourdanicus's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I feel like you can't ever go wrong with anything written by Nnedi Okorafor. Her stories always make me think. This was an engaging, quick read and great as an audiobook.
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide
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