Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson

6 reviews

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Incest, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, and Child death

beccalynnfrank's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Check the content warnings before reading!! Hard to read at some points, but I loved the ending and the main characters progression was so meaningful because of all the hard parts. Super cool universe she’s made and the aliens in it are super interesting and well done. Overall great world building + great characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

unabridged_adventures's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

tctimlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

Not for me.  The patois grammar grated on me, the sci-fi setting in the beginning didn’t appeal, nor did the more fantastical setting of the latter section of the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Incest

bookish_sabrina's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I initially was very into this story of a Caribbean colony on another planet and how Caribbean culture had influenced this futuristic society. It is written in dialect, which was at first difficult but eventually is something that you sink in to, making the story all the more immersive. I was very impressed by the use of technology in this novel. It came out in 2000, but has technologies reminiscent of Bluetooth, Big Tech, machine learning, and self-driving cars.

I was disappointed to find the latter half of this novel is primarily a revenge story, and most of the plotlines converge on a shitty dude being shitty to everyone rather than the women who appear to be the protagonists of the story. Unfortunately, the imposing figure of this guy overshadows the characters that are meant to be the primary actors, muddying and diverting the plot to something I was significantly less interested in. I wish this novel had delved deeper into conversations of colonialism, as the human settlers took land originally occupied by an indigenous alien species. There are touches of that discussion, but I would have found that much more interesting territory to cover than a pretty bland revenge tale. But that's me reading this book 21 years after publication, and perhaps I would feel differently if I had read it in the political climate in which it was originally written.

An interesting read, but ultimately kind of disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Rape

arcinzole's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

Such a beautiful work. Sci-fi steeped in Afro-Caribbean culture, history, and hope. The mixed Creole patois got into my head and made me feel I was living the story. Major TWs, go in prepared, but the resolutions are sensitive, nuanced, and satisfying - and dramatic in a way that fits the deep folkloric feel as well as the believably human complexity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Incest, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, and Blood