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kenrya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Trafficking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Racial slurs, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
bilal_shumuus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gore, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Infidelity, Animal death, Genocide, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual content
Minor: War, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry
jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Grief, Slavery, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Physical abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, and Death of parent
yomireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
But God was I uncomfortable the entirety of this novel. I'm positive the discomfort is intentional, the fear, rage, and overall frustration simmering just below boiling from the start is intentional, but the obstinate refusal of the clearly villainous Doro to have any sort of real character growth for literal centuries made me want to chuck this book into an ocean.
The incest was obscene. Eugenics at its finest (most disturbing). And the strange pervasive nature of misogyny in characters who can shift their sex at will wildly frustrating.
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Cannibalism, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
m_petranoff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death
Moderate: War, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Colonisation
Like many of Butler's books, this is a challenging look at the nature of humanity. It is dark and about how easy it can be to lose ones humanity, but not as challenging to read as some of her other novels. There are a lot of content warnings, and only a few are graphic, but the theme of the book itself is engaging with challenging themes.wasabipopsicle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Slavery, and Sexual assault
Minor: Body horror
lexi17d's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Suicide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Slavery, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Child abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Incest
spacey_gracie's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Murder, Slavery, and Racism
ce_read's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Slavery, Ableism, Genocide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Torture, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
Minor: War
fairyollie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Blood, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Drug abuse