Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

30 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

wellreadandhalfdead's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Incest, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, War, Torture, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Genocide, and Blood

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

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

biobeetle's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Genocide, Violence, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This will probably be a 5 star when I reread it one day. Wow. It's a complex story, feels epic in scale, but also has relatable and realistic characters. My new favourite Nnedi Okorafor book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Hate crime, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Racism, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Slavery, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, Body shaming, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Female genital mutilation

bites_of_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Dr. Nnedi Okorafor writes the most interesting characters and hasn't failed for me yet. 

Here we follow Onyesonwu throughout her life as she goes through many trials to find out exactly what it is that is her purpose. Onye is a child of rape and is discriminated against because of her mixed heritage, which can be easily seen on her features. Set in a far future Sudan, this novel still carries issues that have been known in the region, such as weaponized rape, child soldiers, violence against women, racism, etc. 

I really appreciated how Okorafor built the spiritual and magical aspects of the story. In many ways, they reminded me of magical realism as well as showed me a completely different way to think about ancestors and the way that people can be connected via their spiritual beliefs. 

Overall what it came down to were the characters. I love it when characters aren't just the idealized hero and the perfect side characters. They are all flawed in different ways, they might be stubborn, be incredibly impatient, or even let their carnal desires take over when they might need to prioritize other things in their lives. 

All in all, if you want to see a completely different take on fantasy that features a strong woman and also strong supporting partner and companions, do check this out. Do take the content warnings seriously before reading though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, and Violence

blackbird2210's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

 Beautifully written. The world building, magical elements, and character relationship are amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Colonisation, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Grief

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Genocide, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, War, Racism, Sexism, and Slavery