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asahome's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Slavery, Alcohol, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Classism, Drug use, and Gore
beepsies's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Torture, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Self harm, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Classism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Slavery
novella42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The story began a little slow for me because I'm not into mysteries, but by the second half I was having a hard time putting it down as the pacing built more and more.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Gore, Slavery, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Violence, War, Self harm, Gun violence, Murder, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Addiction, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, and Confinement
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, War, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Stalking
Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Death of parent
jpremmel's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Body horror, and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery
00phantom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Self harm
Moderate: Slavery
ha1yan's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Sexism
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, Self harm, Death of parent, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Slavery, Body horror, Misogyny, and Gore
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Addiction, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs
Suffocation/strangulation. Smoking. Mind control/alteration, mild unreality.thoughtsontomes's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation and Blood
leahsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Slavery, Self harm, Racism, and Racial slurs
noreadingdegree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
i have read all of P. Djèlí Clark's work previous to this and was ecstatic when I saw that he was releasing his first full length novel in his alternate steampunk Cairo. I was a little apprehensive because Clark typically writes shorter fiction and I was unsure of how it would translate into a longer work. Overall, I think Clark did an outstanding job with A Master of Djinn. I find his storytelling so incredibly invigorating and refreshing. I just come to life when I read his words. The things that I think he did best in this novel were the characterizations of his female characters, exploration of queer relationships, and top notch worldbuilding. However, I felt that the mystery/detective plot line became convoluted especially towards the end of the book. This felt like it was originally another novella, but was bumped up to novel status. It felt like Clark had to fill in the gaps to boost it from 200ish pages to 400+ pages. Those parts didn't necessarily work well for me, but I still very much enjoyed the novel. Now I need a follow-up story furthering exploring Siti and Fatma's relationship!
Graphic: Gore, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
protests with violent encounters with police force.