Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

7 reviews

eener's review against another edition

mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Soooo many layers to my appreciation of this book, definitely looking forward to reading this author's other work :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Sexual assault

kenrya's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The writing is great, but this felt unfinished. Loose ends abound and the choice of narrator for what this story ended up being was poor, to say the least. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Racism, Rape, Death, Child abuse, Classism, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Physical abuse

samlaffey's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

txikimandy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

This novel is incredible. The pacing is very interesting and the ending feels like the climax, which is a unique structure that I really enjoyed. It was a challenging read and I really enjoyed puzzling out meaning in various areas. The character arcs are interesting because of the large time jump between parts one and two, but I appreciated the care put into shaping each character across that jump.

I love magical realism and this novel was amazing at it. It was accepted that there was something weird about mirrors, as the synopsis on the back alludes to, but the characters accepted that weirdness as their normal. The concept of the mirrors in this novel is incredible and all I want is to know more about Oyeyemi’s vision for the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Transphobia

sadie26w's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

This book ends very poorly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction

spinesinaline's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Abortion

freshbatchofbooks's review against another edition

No longer vibed with it. I guess this what I get for waiting 7 years to read a book lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment

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