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ryanyau's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Torture, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, and Hate crime
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Alcohol
aloy's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Drug use, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Confinement
bluevirgo's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation, and Kidnapping
memoriast's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Vomit
anmariefweeks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual violence
adamjeffson's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Miscarriage
marthadude's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
joeyk06's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Slavery, and Violence
haylzno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This was a quick, but tense read.
Uncontrollable time travel, slavery, family?
Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, Butler said "ha" and flipped one on me.
I can see why Kindred is one of her most popular books
Graphic: Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Medical trauma, Infertility, and Miscarriage
astronut'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Racial slurs, Torture, Murder, Violence, Slavery, and Death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Alcoholism, Grief, Self harm, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Blood