Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

3 reviews

mac23's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

noahsingh's review

challenging dark fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, and Classism

azazellos_fang's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Medical trauma