Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

45 reviews

lets_go_adventuring's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content and War

abbytait's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

My first read by Octavia Butler - I picked this up because I had heard that Octavia Butler was not only one of the best science fiction writers to ever write, and also one of the first black woman scifi authors, but was brilliant at leaving readers uncomfortable and bewildered.

And I can honestly say, it’s one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. It was compelling and uncomfortable and unnerving, and explored themes I never really thought about (cue interspecies reproduction). The writing is so vivid even when you kind of don’t want it to be? A really interesting piece of work that will leave me thinking for awhile.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

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: Rape, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Infertility, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Cancer

hannah_z's review

dark informative mysterious tense 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: Sexual content

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Confinement, and Body horror

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Homophobia