Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

13 reviews

tina94's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Infertility, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

charliebrook1981's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sarahxify's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

To be honest there was not much I liked about this. 

The story never came together in a way I found convincing. The characters were all pretty dislikeable, but in a way that seemed to be there purely to create antagonism in the plot. I didn't believe any of the characters, and even their motivations seemed to be a little ridiculous. I was wondering at some point if it was actually supposed to be satire, as the characters all seemed like caricatures of real people. 

For fans of:

• A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
• My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault