Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

167 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Medical content, Torture, Slavery, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, Confinement, Rape, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Ableism, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Car accident, Dementia, and Drug abuse

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

Woah, this was definitely incredible. I have heard so much praise for this book, and it definitely deserves it all. Butler is a great storyteller. She can perfectly capture emotion, confusion, and heartbreak so well. Although painful, this was incredibly entertaining due to the sci-fi nature of the story. It creates so much tension and also an acknowledgment of our past. Highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Self harm, Racial slurs, and Violence

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I feel like this is a book I should read at least every few years for the rest of my life. Deeply challenging, immersive and deliberate, this book is up there with some of the most life changing I've ever read. The depths of what it has to say means I think it needs more than one journey through for a reader, so I think I will be back here for a second review not so far in the future. A true modern classic, and one I think which should be studied as standard in school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Pregnancy and Religious bigotry

Minor: Incest, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

jenmck128's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Rape

ewwniamh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Racial slurs, Blood, Gore, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, and Chronic illness

shazel64's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book was amazing. fascinating concept, incredibly hard to swallow, but integral to understanding just how deep slavery ran. it ruined everyone and everything it touched, no matter white or Black.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

icapturethecastle's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Slavery, and Vomit

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

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

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