Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Death of Grass by John Christopher

4 reviews

lief_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism

megyeager's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was definitely a product of it's time concerning the treatment of women but was also prescient when considering the focus on a crop virus. I am not generally a fan of darker books, I prefer hopeful endings and this ending left me feeling a bit sad about the turns that humanity might take in the future. That being said, the author did a great job with the character development of John as he took on a leadership position in his group. Overall, I give this book 3.5/5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I kind of hated the abruptness of the ending but the rest of the book was a surprisingly enjoyable read. It was incredibly dark and not for the faint hearted, but it was a good eco-catastrophic / apocalyptic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and War

skittledog's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

 A similar apocalyptic vibe to other 1950s UK books I've read (e.g. John Wyndham), but with a more realistic/hard-science apocalypse that is due to a grass plague emerging in, er, China. Plays with similar themes of personal responsibility vs global morality, and the loss of humanity which may or may not be acceptable for survival. Some of the underpinning themes are a bit less well thought through, though - the author wants to make points about xenophobia and sexism, I feel, but didn't quite actually get round to making them because his own viewpoint was clearly still a little mired in them itself. But an interesting read, and a very small personal version of what surviving the first few days/weeks of societal collapse might actually look like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, and Genocide

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Cursing, and Infidelity