Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

85 reviews

espeon's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

i thought the book was overall good, but the way dialogue is written is like...i know for aster it's supposed to be awkward, because she's awkward at talking, but for people like flick it took me right out. it felt like everyone basically had the same voice in their speech, which meant everyone talked awkwardly just like aster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Transphobia, and Violence

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book is incredibly engaging and unique. It would be easy to describe it as

slavery but in space

and nothing else but that, but there's so much more to it. Because there's a different hierarchical system in place, it shows new ways people maintain control over others. Additionally, the relationships between the various characters are so complex, and it doesn't take the easy way out of focusing on some sort of romance as a happy ending. Also, side note,

Aster is totally autistic and I really loved getting to see myself in her character in that way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence

triptych_turning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

I really, really enjoyed this book. It was an amazing read, with exceptional characters, some amazing worldbuilding, and flawless emotional undertones. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone and everyone, and then some. My only final comment is that I would imagine that it is pretty trigger-heavy, so keep that in mind if reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

achablani's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Slavery

charlieleelee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Abortion, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Suicide

drchronicallyreading's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book reminded me a lot of a movie I love! I wish there had been more detail on certain aspects of the book and felt some aspects could have had a tiny bit less. Very well written and enjoyed!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicide, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Racism

quorumbutton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

yavin_iv's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Blood, Bullying, Death, Violence, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Homophobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Self harm, and Police brutality

Minor: Pedophilia