Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

6 reviews

bewareinibble's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative tense 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? N/A

4.5

This book was slow paced at the beginning and then sped up the last half. The last bit felt like it took forever. Very small build up to finding young Ian and then immediate chaos again. Not one of my favorites so far in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Blood

there is one part that someone bites the head off a chicken and then appears to be possessed by a spirit after drinking said chickens blood

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

As always, excellent storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Torture, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Animal death, Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident, Excrement, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Child death, and Infertility

apwidom's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Another successful epic in one of my favorite series. A few themes that were (thankfully) left out of the television adaptation. There is an antisemitic trope that Gabaldon included which easily could have been omitted. Had she or an editor researched the provenance or even the discourse surrounding such tropes, it probably wouldn't have been included. I can't say much more without spoilers. 

 

There are themes surrounding the slave trade, although historically accurate, were unreasonably graphic as compared to other sensitive topics. Combined with the repeated use of white-savior heroism, these depictions were invasive and heavy-handed. 

 

Nonetheless, the writing is phenomenal. There is something for everyone--romance, adventure, drama, and humor. The plot is captivating, the characters are complex, and the imagery is rich and creative.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Ableism, Xenophobia, Slavery, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Racism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Medical content

josiewie's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

johannab's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit