Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

10 reviews

arinheck's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Started a little slow but ended so strong. I laughed, I cringed, I gasped, and I cried. A brilliant way to end my new favourite series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and War

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Slavery, and War

riverhetzel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Medical trauma, War, Genocide, and Xenophobia

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

I really respect how she writes children; it's beautiful when you can tell that someone likes and respects children in real life by how they write child characters. There is so much love in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, Genocide, Deportation, Slavery, and War

powellki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Ableism, Classism, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Grief, Colonisation, War, and Xenophobia

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, War, Slavery, and Sexual content

alsoapples's review

adventurous challenging funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Xenophobia, Ableism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Slavery, Colonisation, and Grief

hannahrogers's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Vomit, Slavery, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

megplant's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Colonisation, Grief, Pregnancy, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia

qwerty88's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

this is another exceptionally slow Becky Chambers book. If you don't already like her, this won't change your mind. but sometimes this is exactly the right type of book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Religious bigotry, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery

probably a tough place to start in the series

troisha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Medical content, Xenophobia, and Genocide

Minor: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Vomit