Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Do błyskawicy podobne by Ada Palmer

20 reviews

radinsh's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Intelligent, creative bordering on pretentious and tedious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

jmcgillicuddy's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Incest, and Sexual violence

gracefully_jk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

This book was… an experience to read. In many ways it was fascinating and the world building was incredibly interesting. I personally have great difficulty with graphic violence and so I struggled a bit with this book even though I had had someone read it before me and block out certain parts with sticky notes! That being said, its approach to gender, sex, religion, and politics was very interesting, even though I didn’t always agree with it. Very cool! An amazing debut book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Rape, Cannibalism, War, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

bigmouthsass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely fantastic. Challenging and cerebral, but this book has stuck in my mind more than any other I've read. So smart and thought provoking. Plot is great, world building is very fresh, but honestly the real star in this novel are the ideas the author puts forth about gender, culture, religion, government, technology, history. And these ideas all fit together so neatly within a very complex and compelling plot. It's definitely one of those books where I was in awe of how the author managed to keep all the info organized and on the page, let alone coming up with all of in the first place!  When I found out she is a Harvard professor, I can't say I was surprised! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: War, Murder, Death, and Violence

commander_zander's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book made me more conservative and more genderqueer. It will either repulse you or change your life. Either way, it won't be boring. Read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Misogyny, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Car accident, Transphobia, and Slavery

Graphic murder. Multiple sinister sadistic characters.

catsy2022's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Rating: B+ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Gore

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Incest

squidface's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, and Religious bigotry

vampiretree's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Gore

Moderate: Rape and Torture

barbarahowe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I'm still trying to figure out what I just read...

WARNING: This is NOT a standalone novel. It is the first volume of a multi- (I hope only two) volume novel. It ends on a cliff-hanger; there is no resolution.

It is probably one of the most ambitious books I've ever read. Jury's still out on whether or not it succeeded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

etosaurus's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Genocide

Minor: Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Incest, and Child abuse

Gender identity is a large theme which can be distressing for some. While most of the world operates without overt gender, our narrator for convoluted reasons genders people--not based on their sex, but based on outdated ideas of what gendered characteristics are. This gendering is often not done with the consent of the people involved, but when he knows someone's preference and is at liberty to reveal that information he will do so.But the rest of the time can ping as "misgendering" if you're sensitive to that kind of thing (it distressed me a lot the first time through the book). The book does have characters who would count as "trans" in the modern day, and they are not discriminated against for it.