Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

6 reviews

nialystic's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Infidelity, Racism, and Torture

guinness74's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I’m not sure how this book made it to my TBR list, but there it was and despite the not great rating, it was short and I thought I’d give it a go. I should’ve known better. It was too short to give the characters a completeness. Some of the characters introduced, seemingly to drive the story forward, just disappear. The ones that remain are not in the least entertaining. 2 stars merely because it was short and there were some descriptive segments that I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, War, Death of parent, Colonisation, Violence, and Genocide

salmonfry's review against another edition

reflective

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

3.0

such pretty writing but the ending ruined it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Colonisation

michelleka's review

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Genocide

Minor: Colonisation and Infidelity

eralbesu's review

challenging fast-paced

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

3.0

I really want to enjoy this book, and there were elements I did enjoy. For instance, I enjoyed reading about The Hague and the trials and the work of an international court interpreter. However, the story felt a bit shallow. Every time I thought I’d discovered the plot line that was going to add more depth to the story, it plateaued. 

All in all, it was a quick read that managed to feel light, despite moments of darker subject matter. Sometimes I need that in a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Grief, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Cancer

hkburke2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book felt tightly written and very layered. I love a book that seems to capture something actually TRUE - sometimes it feels like characters are observing and thinking about people in ways no one does in real life, but the narrator here was definitely observable and in her own head in a way that felt so... palpable. I don't know, I see why people feel frustrated with the way dialogue is presented (without quotation marks) and sometimes the long sentences were disorienting, but it all just felt so sharp, to me. And vibrant. And oof. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Minor: Infidelity and Rape