Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

99 reviews

beeyes's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Suicide attempt, Violence, Slavery, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Classism

Moderate: Rape

nialiversuch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Colonisation, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Gore, Abandonment, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

galaxyelfjess's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I finished this book in two days and I never read a book that quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide

The book focuses heavily on what slavery would be like for a 20th-century person to experience it, so there is a lot of graphic depictions of whipping and beating. There are mentions of rape and sexual violence, and there are depictions of self-harm.

literaryinkling's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Physical abuse, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

yaoipaddle's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Self harm, Police brutality, Confinement, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Ableism

elliexreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book - it was fast-paced, tense, dramatic, upsetting, unsettling, poignant and really entertaining to read (in a dark, horrible way). As my parents pointed out, both Dana and Kevin, and the occupants of the 19th Century plantation,  accept the existence of time travel pretty quickly. Unbelievably quickly. But you know, there were more important things and I’m glad we just got on with the plot rather than agonising over the whys and wherefores. This is a science fiction and also a historical fiction, grappling with gender, race, sexuality and humanity. Really really good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Self harm, Pregnancy, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Racism, Torture, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Cursing, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

gkaltam's review

dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Slavery

bmills1210's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

ninamanon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A haunting read, but how could a book about slavery ever be anything but?

I was as naïve as Dana in the beginning , thinking she could make a difference, influence Rufus for the better. Of course she couldn’t. No one could have. I grew disgusted of him more and more, but it was really insightful to learn about his worldview. He didn’t understand love. Relationships were transactional to him, especially when it came to black people.

Only reason I didn’t give a higher score is that I didn’t like the writing style. It was just fine, but never beautiful or remarkable. And the ending felt a little disconnected and flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, and Drug use

michelle_my_belle's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Rape, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, Racism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Drug use