Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

316 reviews

amandaisok's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Cannibalism

geometricsun's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

murray3's review

adventurous tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death

This has probably like every trigger warning ever to some degree, far warning. Also it includes elements of religion if you are not into religion. It also talks a lot about politics and government. This is the first book of a two book series.

abi_lowe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

eed8's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

tey_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kjcrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

emelye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

jgrant512's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Addiction, Slavery, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

gar42's review

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I had heard so much about this book, and it was on my TBR forever, but I knew I had to start it this year, 2024, which is when the book is set. 

This is a dystopian novel to end all dystopian novels. Deeply unsettling, yet steeped in reality, in trends of the past and hope for the future. 

Lauren’s character was so compelling throughout. Her wisdom and her hope, despite having no reason to believe in a better world, pushed me through the darkness and grittiness of this novel. I can understand why this book has found itself in “current events” sections in bookstores and libraries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism