Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

23 reviews

doomluz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.5

An interesting conclusion to this trilogy. The world building in this series is really strong and makes me want to read more about it.

I wasn't expecting Binti to die about halfway through (especially so brutally, but I guess that could've been done so that readers would have no doubt that she died and to show the brutality of war). I thought the rest of the book was going to be about remembering her and Mwinyi and Okwu solving the rest of the questions that needed to be answered and maybe completing her mission. But then she's revived.
It's funny Binti points out that the reasons the Zinariya left the golden ball felt anticlimactic because it was. There were a few story threads that still weren't completely answered, which makes me hope that Okorafor will write a fourth book or something. But overall I enjoyed this trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Gore, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Sexism

ofavalley's review

adventurous dark hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

charity1313's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

The world-building and character development remain strong and bring along a better plot line. In hindsight this one is getting better in my memory. Definitely one of those novellas that kept me turning pages, though this sequel felt less sci-fi space odyssey and more sci-fi magical realism. I like both though so the switch didn't bother me. An interesting exploration of PTSD from a non-traditional format. Again with the intriguing use of math. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

abutler's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Sexism

hanathemah's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

Graphic: Violence, Death, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death

yvonne_cl's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content and Panic attacks/disorders

translove's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Grief

stubbornlybookish's review

adventurous challenging tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, and Violence

theoldestbennetsister's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This series just got better and better. The world and characters are fascinating and rich.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death

rainbowshelves's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I love the world building in this and the characters are all intriguing in their own ways. I felt like I could actually have enjoyed it more as a fleshed out longer book. A lot of big things, including romance, happened very quickly and it felt like a lot of telling rather than showing. There's a lot to love here, just not as for me as I hoped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Gun violence