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sorcha_rosa's review
- 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
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Alcohol
botlump's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
boy_topics's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
laurenleigh's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical content
candycain's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Car accident
Minor: Addiction and Abortion
offonmyown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Self harm and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death
imreallyraven's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse
afriske's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content
noelpaige's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction and Self harm
vanguardens's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Wow. This book was a powerful read. This is the story of both Ada and Emezi themself. Ada is afflicted with the obangje, spirits that live inside her body but do not necessarily belong. Their birth was careless and harm 'the Ada' throughout the book while also giving her protection. Whether you read this book through the lens of mental illness or a pure focus of spirituality, there is a lot to be gleaned by seeing.
This is not a book for people who cannot delve into the matters of the self and dealing with and healing from trauma. It is written in a lyrical and raw way that you'll need to take breaks from. It is unmistakably heavy, especially given the amount of trauma Ada suffers over her lifetime. But if you have the stomach for it, the journey is worth it.
I loved the writing of this book. It mirrors how I think about both myself and the world at times. Emezi writes things with a pointed tongue, never letting up on subject matter that is important. This book is deeply important to me, as a non-binary person. They write to us so well, they see us so well. We were able to see each character as deeply as Ada and the other-selves could. Ada struggles deeply with humans because she is first and foremost and in-betweener yet she still struggles with seeing and being seen in a deeply human way.
“The worst part of embodiment is being unseen.”
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Transphobia