Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden

9 reviews

hahanimation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Has stayed in my mind. Wonderfully intriguing worldbuilding that is unfurled so well. proper sci fi, raising so many questions relevant to our day.  
Little flavors of Doctor Who, Pathologic, and Hunger Games. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide attempt, Genocide, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer

readingsofaslinky's review

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

wellreadandhalfdead's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Classism, Pregnancy, and Sexism

solenekeleroux's review

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Pregnancy, Gore, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Classism, Genocide, and Transphobia

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

this book was so fucking WEIRD but so COOL. wasn’t a fan of everything that happened, seeing as the characters are literally children they made some real dumbass choices lol, but the world building was just so unique and i literally never knew where the story was going next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Slavery, Classism, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racism

lycanhood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Animal cruelty, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Torture, Slavery, and Classism

nessynoname's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Pregnancy, Classism, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Drug use, and Trafficking

Almost the entirety of this book takes place within a living organism, which the humans surgically exploit for their livelihood. Body systems/functions are explicitly described and manipulated often to the harm of the creature. If bodily description/body horror is not your thing you really need to sit this one out. Furthermore, there is a sequence later on that does intersect with the whole parasite/pregnancy/tentacles trope but its... not played for horror per se? Its supposed to be unsettling but its purpose in the plot is not harmful or disturbing to the character it happens to and they are fine after the situation is dealt with. The society that primarily features in the book is matriarchal and numerous characters including the main character until she gets character development, think of men as lesser. Class struggle, whether it be sexism against men, or the upperclass oppressing the working class are strong themes in this book. Additionally, the main character becomes engaged to a man and struggles with her fear of consummating that relationship, as she seems to have exclusive preference for women partners. This never culminates in any kind of sexual assault but the main characters anxiety about the pressure to be sexually involved with her fiance is a recurring topic.

albernikolauras's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

This book was the squishiest of sci fi from the very beginning, and it was great. Such an interesting and well-built out world, my favorite kind of likable characters that make very questionable decisions, and a plot that progresses very rapidly. Definitely a book for those who enjoy sci fi and space travel outside the realm of technology. The ending went from fast to blink-and-you'll-miss-it, and was a little too quickly wrapped up for it to become a new favorite. One of the easiest books I have read to fall into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Sexism, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny