Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

26 reviews

kurumipanda's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Physical abuse, Torture, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Addiction

windspice's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, and Child abuse

kriee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abandonment

mysticalbluerose's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Child death

kimasenbeck's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

I think I was expecting a bit more, something unpredictable, a satisfying twist. But the story was pretty consistent throughout, and the only real surprise was

that Alice had killed herself.

That said, I think this book did a better job than any other that I’ve read making American slave history feel real, relatable, and immediate. It’s a fascinating setup for a book, and I’m glad to have read it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Gun violence, Suicide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Child death, Hate crime, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction

shermansays's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Gun violence

grove9ruby's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Suicide, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Murder, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Child death

Minor: Grief, Addiction, and Religious bigotry

goldenjunegem's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Racism, Death of parent, Slavery, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Rape, Self harm, Death, Addiction, and Violence

memoriast's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

Probably one of the best books I'll ever read.

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Content Warnings

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