Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden

5 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

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.

tonysipsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book says its a sci-fi/fantasy, but it's horror. A very dark horror. It's probably one of the most disturbing things I've read in a long time. I honestly can't put together a coherent sentence to describe how I feel about this book. Read at your own risk!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

This book was fascinating. I love the way that it unfolded. The worldbuilding was imaginative and engaging. My only complaint is that there were some moments where the author did more telling than showing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Miscarriage, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, Death of parent, Vomit, Genocide, Child death, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Drug use

Minor: Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs