Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

119 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

littleclerk's review

challenging emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

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

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

Ursula K. LeGuin can do no wrong, IMO. I swear I highlighted half of this book. “An ambiguous uptopia” really sums it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and War

waqupi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and War

charlietheraspberry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

chioma_a's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense 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

4.75

this book is a philosophical treatise in a science fiction trench coat. one of the first books ive gone in and marked up in a while. love the point she comes to about revolutionary movements needing to remain adaptable and fluid, and the importantance of balancing individual will with collective need. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

wtheriac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.75

Another sci-fi classic from one of the greats. In some ways, a more traditional story than The Left Hand of dlDarkness, but ultimately as revolutionary an experience to read. Ursula K LeGuin's books have a tendency to stay with me for months if not years afterwards.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

laurenbastian's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault