Reviews

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

wolfbridge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Science fantasy that pulls no punches of any kind and is I afraid to depict the more brutal nature of the human race. 

fell4's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

1.0

I don't know why I ONLY like this author's Binti series... I hate everything else, it's so violent, and dark and I don't like either of those kinds of things, where I feel this wrongness in me even after I finish reading a page and put it down. 

jenhurst's review against another edition

5.0

This book is so good. It takes place in Sahara Africa in a post apocalyptic world. The protagonist is an Ewu, a product of rape. This has also given her great power. Since I’m not familiar with a lot of African folklore, this is extremely different from anything I’ve ever read. The writing is beautiful, world building fantastic and deals with gender and racial issues in an extremely well done way. There is discussion about female circumcision; when the girls are 11 they undergo this procedure. If you haven’t picked up a book by Nnedi Okorafor, you really need to.

nataliamar's review against another edition

3.0

Eu gostei muito do livro no começo. Estava com saudades de ler fantasia e a história estava indo muito bem, até a Onye sair em sua jornada. Foi nesse ponto que o livro começou a ficar ruim. Muitas páginas de histórias desnecessárias, Mwita cada vez mais insuportável, invejoso e machista, triângulos amorosos, ciúmes, brigas de 5a série e pouca explicação para as magias, símbolos e rituais que aconteciam nas cenas de ação - aliás, muito me surpreendeu quando li que o Pat Rothfuss aconselhou a autora, ele é ótimo em explicar magia. O final foi me desapontou MUITO. Toda jornada foi feita para ter uma conclusão bem precária em apenas 2 páginas. Gostaria que o livro todo fosse tão bom quanto o começo.

jenhilg's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

1.0

nectar_'s review against another edition

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

karter's review against another edition

2.5

Had some interesting world building elements but overall I wasn't engaged reading it. Ending felt messy and never cared when a character died.
I know this book was published in 2010 so I guess that excuses it, but also the part where Onyesonwu heals her friends clips it felt kind of homophobic as every girl was so disgusted that (including main character) she had to touch their vaginas to heal it. 

xyntea's review against another edition

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

4.0

annenichols's review against another edition

Absolutely could not stand the simplistic voice / writing style, although there were elements that were intriguing.  

br33zy268's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed the world building and the simple way this story was told. It made it really easy to follow along   I do think there are a few pain points for me. Mostly toward the end. The final confrontation was a bit anticlimactic after all this build up and I wish some of the later interactions (like with the masquerade etc) were explained  better.  I also had personal issues with the way Onye and Mwita would communicate etc. their romance at times seemed a bit stilted especially in the beginning. I wasn’t buying it. Toward the end it got better but sometimes I feel like he got away with a lot of disrespectful stuff. Also Onye could also be a bit much at times.  But I guess they’re teenagers. All in all tho I did enjoy taking a slower read.