Reviews

The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe

lastpaige111's review

4.0

Compelling narrative about the struggles of a Nigerian woman who through being overly trusting becomes a sexual assault victim/survivor. The author weaves together multiple narrators to create a rich texture of Nigerian life.

cynthiai's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.5

miss_bct's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.25

cerysvy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

safcsue13's review

challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

whatsrudoreading's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

At first, i found Nani’s character challenging because of her stubbornness and fear for her mother. However, i slowly warmed to her when i realised how fear, mental and emotional abuse can cripple someone. I loved the character development.

truthmonkey's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

March book for Book Voyage (Africa) challenge. It was advertised as a modern retelling of the Hades/Persephone story, which I feel was not accurate. It was a well told story, with many hard to read parts. 

murph_cia's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring

3.75

polyphonic_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.5

mxjayharley's review

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Nani is such a relatable character, always at the mercy of what is expected of her. I loved this exploration of grief and the lengths a woman will go to for love.