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sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
My favorite stories in the book are The Evening and The Morning and The Night, Speech Sounds, Amnesty, and The Book of Martha. Although the other stories aren't my favorite, I still think they were very good.
Overall I give this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
alspacedout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Least Favorites: Crossover by a good margin, can't remember what happened in it for the life of me, even after rereading the afterword to try to spark my memory.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and War
Every short story has its own number of content warnings as they are all pretty dark, but none are tittilating or explicit with the exception of BloodChild. light spoiler ---->noahsingh's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
annamorgan27's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
sharonmm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
- The evening and the morning and the night
- Speech Sounds
- The Book of Martha
I loved this. And I can't wait to own a copy of my own and reread them. Already know someone I'd want to gift this to. It's also such a treat to hear from Octavia after each short story. She was such a fascinating individual. I love how her mind worked. It's such a privilege to have access to her work.
Graphic: Self harm and Violence
Minor: Incest
lmaowolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Rape and Abortion
minor self cannibalism, male pregnancypeachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
bookinsect's review against another edition
4.5
- Octavia butler DOES NOT MISS
- featuring classic hits such as incest, sketchy/no consent, future scenarios that are incredibly depressing and not that crazy of a stretch (cannot remember all the things that need to be tw’s but theres quite a few)
- Really liked how in my copy there were little afterwords for each story by octavia butler, found out the reason why shes fascinated with incest is from biblical stories growing up (what i wouldnt give to have a long conversation with this woman)
- Bloodchild itself didnt fully live up to the hype for me but it was still cool
- Favourite stories included: the evening the morning and the night, SPEECH SOUNDS (5 stars), and amnesty
- Also both essays were good!!
- This collection is definitely on the darker side of her writing so be warned
Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Incest
szuum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cancer
emudds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Incest and Self harm
Moderate: Chronic illness and Violence