Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

77 reviews

rafacolog's review against another edition

Abandonado: gatilhos horríveis 

Nota 1/5= escrita é forte até de mais 

Leitura= 08/2018 

Não consigo dar uma opinião sobre a trama porque eu abandonei nos primeiros capítulos. Recebi recomendações, apareceu uma oportunidade de ler e aproveitei sem ter muita informação além de que era uma distopia africana. 

O problema é que a escrita me pegou demais, tem muita violência contra mulheres, contra meninas, e foi tão descritivo que eu senti real como se fosse comigo, literalmente me fez passar mal então eu abandonei na hora. Não consigo mais ler, independente de como continuar.

Não pretendo retomar a leitura e fiquei com receio de ler outros livros da autora, eu não tenho psicológico para isso. A nota é baixa pela experiência extremamente dolorosa e perturbadora desde as primeiras páginas.

Sobre o resto da história não consigo fazer um julgamento, mas aviso qualquer um interessado em ler que os gatilhos são bem intensos. Se você tiver alta empatia pelo que lê sugiro que evite esse livro, é bem pesado logo no começo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Child abuse

tgibbs44's review against another edition

3.75

it started off really strong but by the end, it felt a bit rushed and not fully fleshed out. the deaths of characters didn't really have as strong of an impact and I was much more interested in the worldbuilding/magic system than the actual plot/characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Genocide

nectar_'s review

The book was too graphic for me personally, but i did enjoy the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Genocide, and Rape

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Pregnancy

wuezo's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

milooo's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

it’s difficult to summarise what i feel about this book. on one hand, it’s a great story about colonialism and gender oppression with very cathartic female rage moments. there are some beautiful passages about beauty, nature, and community. it provides some really interesting viewpoints on the complexities of war and colonialism, and the power that faith has to justify violence and oppression. on the other hand, because the topic it addresses is so relevant and complex, the resolution of the story doesn’t feel satisfying or earned. the whole journey the characters go on doesn’t really feel focused or clear until about the 60-70% mark. other plot points sometimes feel very disproportionately intense when you see how quickly they are resolved. the stakes don’t always feel high when events like that- when the characters are said to be in danger- don’t provide a lasting effect on the story. it just leads to the characters seeming like they are magically immune to danger.

some of the deaths, for example Luyu’s, feel really sudden and don’t have the emotional impact they could have. This is really confusing because Binta’s death was really impactful and had a visible impact on the journey.

. Overall however, it’s a good book, albeit very heavy, so make sure to read the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

lea_pleiades's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

rnfortier's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a very tough but important read. It is certainly not a book for the lighthearted or those who cannot read books with darker themes.
I found the prose to be choppy but it seemed almost reflective of Onye’s inner turmoil throughout her life. Still, it made getting through the book somewhat hard.
The book itself dealt with several important themes of slavery, genocide, rape, female mutilation, the list goes on. But at its center is the love between two people; a love that persists in the face of hatred and oppression.
The end has a ray of hope, but the path to get there is paved with graphic descriptions of the aforementioned themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Genocide, and Xenophobia

eclipse799's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Child death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, War, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

ramreads5's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Incest, Grief, Sexual violence, Rape, War, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Bullying, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Violence

juniperbranches's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This has been such an honour to read. Onyesonwu is a child of rape, of anger and of magic. Living in a post apocalyptic African society Onye is living through a genocide of her mother’s people committed by the people of her unknown biological father. When ancient shapeshifter magic stores in her bones Onyesonwu knows she can keep her primal rage silent no more and sets into the desert to change the world. 

Listen, if you are going to read this book there are a ton of trigger warnings. But, oh god is it worth it. This book is going to be one I think I about constantly. Please read it if you have the capacity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Murder, Violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Vomit, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Genocide, and Racism