Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

1 review

gabriella_'s review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

2.5

Some of this aged like milk. The “don’t tread on me” flag stuff? The rape apologia? Miss me with that. I only read this because it inspired the David Bowie film The Man Who Fell to Earth but it lacked that charm. Some of the concepts were interesting and a handful of the prose was refreshing but there was a steep misogyny throughout that I struggled to wade through and felt blindsided by considering this book tried to position itself as progressive or radical somehow. Really disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Confinement