Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

47 reviews

linneak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

srah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

It's a fascinating premise so I've meant to read this for years and somehow didn't get around to it.  The book keeps you hoping and worrying and thinking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

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

Minor: Addiction

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

sarahrosea's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

echoes01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

marthadude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

iamsammie27's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Trafficking, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

sillyduckie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Incest

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident