Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse

11 reviews

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Drug use, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Trafficking, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, War, Gaslighting, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mireillecum's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring 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: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Genocide, Grief, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Trafficking, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

Minor: Vomit

vivavia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Gore, and Gun violence

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Confinement, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Violence, Medical content, Body horror, Murder, Sexual violence, and Slavery

griffinthief's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Body horror, Death, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Gun violence

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Torture, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, and Sexism

◦ Death = Friend
◦ Drug abuse = Being drugged
◦ and some graphic descriptions about locusts (crawling, biting, etc.)

steveatwaywords's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

Roanhorse feels more comfortable still in this unique world, especially as she opens up spaces for her monsterslayer anti-hero to grow. While the novel remains primarily plot-driven, with short episodic action-oriented chapters dominating, while it offers little of the world than its monstrosities (human and otherwise), and while the character motivations remain fairly singular, the adventure element is compelling enough. More, this novel begins the work of contrasting the indigenous world to the white remnants of civilization outside. The thinking here could be richer, offering its complexity, while developing the evolving world of tribal religions; Roanhorse instead opts for the thinner-plotting of episodes, instead. A third novel, too, can't be far off. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content

kiandrareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Racial slurs, and Slavery

mortonsspoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Blood, Body horror, Death, Xenophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

christalbotheindl's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Racism