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Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

108 reviews

remescient's review

challenging dark reflective tense 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

4.5

I'm not fully sure what I feel about this book. It's good, yes, but also part of me is unhappy with it in a way I can't really describe. It's worth reading and deciding for yourself. I'm interested to see where it goes from here in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

dreareads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

The way I love this book with everything I am.

Listen I’m making an unnecessarily long video review about this book, don’t worry. Just know…. It’s perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

meowsloudlyinyourear's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

I didn't love Parable of the Sower so I was pleasantly surprised by this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

haleymicheled's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

trashkatchewan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this weirdo book for weirdos I can't wait to read more!!!!

(takes out lilith's brood ebook immediately because i cannot wait)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

celestialjeu's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm going to be thinking about this for a long time. Wow. What an insane world and look into humanity. I feel so awful for Lilith and what she was put through. How terrifying this situation would be - to be totally at the whim of an alien species.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

baibe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

kyahs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

Appreciated the parallel to race, colonisation and gender identity. Looking forward to the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and War

nigerianturtle's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

It was a compelling and engaging read… I was conflicted in my review at first but honestly the book is beautifully written. There is a lot to think about and it is necessary to note that the author does not pass judgement on characters, the main character does. You see what she finds acceptable and what she falls prey to throughout the narration. I think she is incredibly contradictory and almost easily manipulated in a way that is really captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Colonisation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Suicide attempt

ivycrowned's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Dawn is an interesting tale about what it means to be human, and ultimately I think it’s a story about depersonalization and loss of agency. About struggling toward any kind of freedom you can against impossible “well meaning” odds. Many times I wanted to cry for Lilith in this book. She was constantly giving and trying, only to be left behind at every turn. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Pregnancy

Both attempted rape and EXTREMELY dubious consent on multiple levels including sexually, as well as forced/unknowing/non consenting conception.