Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

7 reviews

mar's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

ever read something so exceptionally well crafted and nuanced it makes everything you've ever read before worse in retrospect? that's what reading octavia butler feels like to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Gun violence, and Infertility

Minor: Racism and Rape

ryster3000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

cupidcove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

This story has a fascinating way of dealing with sex and gender that offers really interesting criticism of both genetic essentialism and human conception of self. While I did think it was a bit too fast-paced at times and wished there wasn't such a big time jump between books one and two, I think the story that was meant to be told in this book was conveyed well. Overall a great installment to the series and I can't wait to read the final book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Sexual content and Colonisation

kleaf's review

challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, and Abandonment

frida_epilogo's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism and Rape

doug_benton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Colonisation, Gun violence, and Infertility

Minor: Sexual violence and Child abuse