Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

19 reviews

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

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

masego's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Genocide, Xenophobia, Violence, and Rape

linda97's review

adventurous dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Xenophobia

madsquirrel's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Slavery, Body horror, and Sexual violence

essireads's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and War

kharlan3's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, and Body horror

female genital mutilation

coldbrewedpages's review against another edition

I'm not sure if I'll revisit this book. I might need a break from it and get back to it way later. I'm not really meshing well with the back-and-forth tones where this book can't decide if it's YA or adult, an MC that is somehow both irritating and bland at the same time, and a narrative that doesn't know what it's trying to do so it's just throwing things at a wall with none of it sticking. None of the graphic content is really a problem for me in general, but this isn't written well and I'm finding myself more agitated as I read more. 

The straw that broke the camel's back was incredibly hollow FGM retconning and the persistence of sexual assault being super detailed but for some reason, we can't get the same from consensual sex scenes. I can't explain why, but it bothers me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexism

runsonstories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, and Xenophobia