Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

362 reviews

izzaspoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, and Child death

leahmaeby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Violence

st_ella_r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Vomit

sammietee's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Suicide

leadabird's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Rape

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abandonment, Cursing, Racism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

heathernependa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

“Like all good works of fiction, it lies like the truth.”

This made my skin crawl. I think it should be required reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicide

bluelilyblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide

adisiki's review against another edition

4.5

Wow this was incredible! I’ve been meaning to get into Butler’s work for a while, and I’m glad I started here. So well-written and an unflinching, honest, and brutal look at slavery and racism and its lasting effects on everyone involved. I just wish there had been an explanation on how and why Dana was traveling through time, but I get that’s probably part of the speculative fiction that leaves it open-ended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, and Rape

alrauna's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Suicide