Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Q by Christina Dalcher

3 reviews

notalice's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

The plot is good but

the theme is so oversimplified, and she keeps saying she hates her husband

It's also too similar to "Vox". It's about a highly educated woman whose husband work is directly related to the goverment and has kids, one of them a young girl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Kidnapping

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Gun violence, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

stabilesero's review

tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A dystopian society that I believe, one day, could truly happen.

I think the most enjoyable part of this book is how the attitudes, perceptions and preconceived opinions of some of the characters are very real. It's taken a societal attitude that could be said to be very real right now, and multiplied it by 10 through government laws and policies. 

I really enjoyed it, especially the ending where I could see ideas/themes tying in with that of the Handmaid's Tale.

This will happily sit on my bookshelf to be read again and again.

I'd honestly also love to read about the journalists view in this dystopian universe, whereby there's more information and digging in terms of the science and politics.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Kidnapping