Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

24 reviews

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

Eins der faszinierendsten Bücher, die ich je gelesen habe. Ein Science-Ficton Buch, dass unglaublich wichtig Themen in der Gesellschaft durch einen neuen  Blickwinkel anspricht: Geschlecht/Gender/Sex, sexuelle Gewalt und körperliche Autonomie, romantische Beziehungen, Kolonisierung, Hierarchien in der Gesellschaft und Ausgrenzung. 
Es ist unglaublich gut geschrieben. Manchmal weiß man nicht was richtig oder falsch, was gut was böse und was gerechtfertigt und was unverzeihlich ist. 
Das Buch ist auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert, man sollte sich aber vorher die Triggerwarings anschauen.
Die deutsche Übersetzung ist ganz okay, sollte aber bezüglich der Pronomen nochmal überarbeitet werden.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, and Car accident

shoohoob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I think this book solidified that I am not a sci-fi/fantasy reader. My brain is just not built for the world-building. 

That being said, this book was fascinating. It was deeply uncomfortable, unsettling, and infuriating to read at times. It’s so interesting that way you almost want to root for both the Oankali and Lilith, but both make it so hard. 

Octavia Butler does such a wonderful job commenting on colonization, xenophobia, and even gender in this book. I found myself referring to the ooloi as he/him but Lilith’s commentary on other people’s reactions to it really put a mirror in my face. 

That being said, I’m not sure that I’ll continue the series. I was almost too uncomfortable and I didn’t really find myself caring about what happens to the characters. I connected more to the commentary than the actual story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer and War

eaird's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Rape, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident