Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

24 reviews

docchia's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

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

4.5

Some parts were disturbing, but I loved it. Will be reading more of this series/author. Gave it a half-star off because of chosen-one trope that serves the narrative but is nevertheless infuriating to read. Otherwise, a flawless story that drew me in from the first chapter and 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

candace's review

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Colonisation

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

biblio_jordyn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I’m dipping my toes into a genre I haven’t really tried...SCI-Fi. 

I binged this book in a day.

I found it to be interesting & exciting & weird in the best way!

The way the author built the world in the novel mixing in the familiar with the unfamiliar was great, especially for a novice sci-fi reader, like myself.

AND WAIT THERE’S MORE...
This book was first published in 87, so before reading I did have some concerns on some societal ideas it may have... BUT, I was completely shocked/pleased with how before it’s time it was regarding nonbinary identity.

The author writes:
“It’s wrong to assume that I must be a sex you’re familiar with.”

And then later when someone refuses to acknowledge that a being does not fit into a sex?

“..a kind of deliberate, persistent ignorance.”

In 1987 with these ideas that are still so relevant?!?! YES I AM HERE FOR IT.

Also, the fact that the beings that don’t conform to the gender roles are aliens and it was an alien concept at the time that this was written? That’s cool. 

I will say the non-binary beings weren’t referred to as they/them but It, so just a warning it’s not perfect, but it did seem like a choice by those people.

This book was thought provoking & different! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Child death and Rape