Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson

12 reviews

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

dredadonx's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is my first Nalo Hopskinson book and certainly won't be the last. This was a compelling narrative based around our main character, Tan Tan, who is the daughter of a political official, named Anthony. They go from living good in the Caribbean planet of Toussaint, to being thrust into the wild and brutal world called New Half Way Tree. 

In this new setting, Tan-Tan has to navigate different species and people, along with dealing with her own traumatic experiences after being abused by her father twice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

fernz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, and Physical abuse

bubblescotch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse and Murder

Minor: Colonisation

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

raethereviewer's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book! I read it for my Afrofuturism class and ended up presenting on it so my copy is filled with annotations. The world building was so well done. I love the way Nalo Hopkinson leans into the oral storytelling tradition to create this evolving tale. There are several traumatic experiences that the MC faces but I think Hopkinson does a great job of showing that cycle of abuse and how it can be disrupted. This is an undeniably Caribbean novel and I lived every bit of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

reggiethebird's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Confinement, Abandonment, and Vomit

bookcaptivated's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

lottiegasp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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

A sci-fi / fully-automated world with a Caribbean cultural/linguistic setting, dealing with issues of criminal justice and privacy in such a world. Hopkinson's prose is truly beautiful

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape

raynearchv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault