Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

15 reviews

outerscout's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

found it quite slow / hard to get into but got far more invested in the last ~100 pages. not sure how much the politics resonated with me overall but i appreciated the nuance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Confinement, Classism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nyxlikesbook's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Classism, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: War

abissette's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Classism, Violence, and Pregnancy

manatad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Police brutality

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, War, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

Still don't know what exactly to say about this book, but it was an interesting exploration of the implications of how different societies both shape and are shaped by the people who participate in them.
I'm gonna ruminate on it for a little bit and then later do a more thorough review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Excrement, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, and Miscarriage

There is an explicit rape scene in this book.

the protagonist drunkenly rapes someone.

petty_anthropology's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Death, Bullying, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

livimarymal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Cursing, Murder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, War, Mass/school shootings, and Police brutality

Minor: Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Colonisation, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

overwaterer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A fascinating thought experiment about freedom, speciality, mutual aid, and human nature. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

adeepermystery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I would have given five stars but I dislike being dropped into the action and then flashing forward and backward in time with no help from the author. It took me out of my immersion in the book. I felt the same way about Left Hand of Darkness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexism, Xenophobia, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage