Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

63 reviews

tlaynejones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

bookaquarius's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Gaslighting

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

eli_is_trying's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

booktribe's review against another edition

dark slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

jazjoyner91's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

unilsen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Slavery, and Murder

megloveswords12's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

amberinbookland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.0

Ugh guys I wanted to like this more than I did. I love Octavia E. Butler, especially her Parable series and Kindred. This was written in her typical gorgeous style, and I thought the writing was incredible. I also liked Anwanyu as a character for the most part. The themes explored were deep, emotional, and probably went over my head in places (story of my life). However, I HATE DORO AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL. My hatred severely impacted my enjoyment of the story and I couldn't get over it no matter how hard I tried. WOMP womp. Super disappointed in my lack of hype. I think I will be picking up the next one though, hoping maybe Doro doesn't suck ass in that one?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy