Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Alienation by Inés Estrada

7 reviews

trapdoor's review

5.0

Holy fuck this book is crazy!!
i went in knowning nothing lmao, i cannot believe i just picked this book up at the library😧

lemme just saw i am completely blown away by the monochromatic illustrations!

Alienation takes place in the year 2054 and is filled with fantastic satire! 
But be warned, it is gross. Also mogg is literally in this book!!😃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abortion, Drug use, Rape, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Stalking

readingsofaslinky's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

This was a dystopian hellscape!!!! So fucking cool and terrifying. Will I have nightmares about

getting impregnated by AI? Hell yeah! Will I consider getting a Googlegland after this? Fuccccck nooooooooo!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug use, Gore, Confinement, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

samilearnstoread's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

This exploration of a near-future is neither utopian or dystopian according to those living in it. The technology offers a utopian escapism and reality is a dystopian hellscape. I hope this is not where we are headed but this book made me think about technology’s role in todays society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Rape

Moderate: War and Gore

Minor: Body horror

lilaceous's review

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

characters - ⭐️

illustrations - .5⭐️

effective storytelling - .5⭐️

engaging to read - ⭐️

would recommend - 

very grim, bizarre, and disturbing, which isn’t necessarily bad but at times made for an unpleasant reading experience. conceptually fascinating but the plot felt underdeveloped and unclear so the sci-fi elements didn’t get to fully shine. also, some of the art just looked lazy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

satanicangel's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pregnancy

graphic maggots, parasite accompanying the rape

gummistovlar's review

fast-paced

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

5.0

My thoughts on this aren't super complex tbh - it's a really cool format for looking at what future life might be like and I enjoyed it a lot. Often speculative/sci fi stuff postulates that we'll live in the Arctic without acknowledging the cultures who already live there, so I appreciated this aspect a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Colonisation, Rape, and Sexual content

beanjoles's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape