Reviews tagging 'War'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

5 reviews

samanthaleereads's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Torture, Cursing, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and War

hiagovinicius's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Torture, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, War, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Violence, Murder, and Confinement

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Medical content, Torture, Slavery, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, Confinement, Rape, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Ableism, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Car accident, Dementia, and Drug abuse

summerb's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide attempt, Vomit, War, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, and Self harm

mandi4886's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, War, and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming, Colonisation, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Stalking, and Antisemitism