Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

96 reviews

a_alves00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Racism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

genzea's review against another edition

dark informative 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Violence, Gaslighting, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Self harm and Ableism

Worth reading. Very interesting and intense story. Deserves all the hype

yourpal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

Absolutely incredible, definitely worth the read. It’s a painful one to be sure but unbelievably well written. It pulls you in and doesn’t let you go and you definitely won’t want it to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Vomit, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Abandonment, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Death, Child death, and Child abuse

zzberg201's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Incredible. A master craft. Cannot say enough good things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Colonisation, Suicide, Hate crime, and Torture

mcchristofoletti's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5361633531

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Hate crime

Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Ableism, and Murder

ricksilva's review against another edition

challenging sad 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

Very intense story about an African-American woman living in Los Angeles in 1976, who repeatedly finds herself transported to early 19th Century Maryland where she is somehow linked with an ancestor, arriving in the past every time that his life is in danger.

The nature of the time travel is never fully explained, although its mechanics, and some of their pretty-scary implications are explores. The real focus is on the experience of a modern black woman trapped in a slave state in the early 1800s, and of the pervasive nature of the racism of the time as well as that of modern times.

Dana is an intellectual by nature, and she is quick to accept what is happening to her and to try to find ways of coping with a horrific situation. The story pulls no punches when it comes to the slave experience. Characters are complex, and in many ways as trapped by the system around them as Dana is trapped by the time travel phenomena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Violence, and Hate crime

lpendergran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This is probably one of the most challenging books I’ve ever read, but I think it’s absolutely necessary for non black people to read this.  Beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Blood, Rape, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Murder

perfictionistreviews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Classism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Racism

picklespoirot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicide and Rape