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murray3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Slavery, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, War, Grief, Rape, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death
This has probably like every trigger warning ever to some degree, far warning. Also it includes elements of religion if you are not into religion. It also talks a lot about politics and government. This is the first book of a two book series.maurob0ros's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racism and Rape
Incredible read. Very intense, very sad, and all too real given that it takes place in what’s the present or near future being that I read this in mid 2024. Highly recommend. It’s my first Octavia Butler book and I now want to read all her works. I was recommended this because Margaret Atwood is my favorite author and absolutely, if you enjoy Atwood you’ll enjoy Octavia so much.bree_reads_too_much's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
This book written and published, I believe in the early 90’s about a dystopian near future (2024-2027) and is about faith, question faith, community, perseverance and survival. I found it powerful, dark, painful and terrifying at times because with the state of the world we currently live in, this reality feels far too inevitable. Even as I was gutted by the terrible things these people saw and lived through, I couldn’t put it down.
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Rape, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
caseybones's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Slavery, Child death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, and Cannibalism
sofipitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Slavery, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
hanawashere's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship
abi_lowe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cannibalism, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Racism, Addiction, and Gun violence
eed8's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Slavery, Animal death, Cannibalism, Rape, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Drug abuse, and Racism
happy_birthday's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Child death, and Trafficking
it'd be a little easier to list the content warnings this book doesn't haveshesreadingagain_'s review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Grief, Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Stalking, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, War, and Torture