Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

91 reviews

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

anmariefweeks's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual violence

marthadude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

bitterseason's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Trafficking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical content, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Medical trauma, Ableism, Cursing, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Child death, and Drug abuse

chelseab2190's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Murder, Child abuse, and Death of parent

claudiamacpherson's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Child abuse, and Vomit

smrj's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

soderick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Abandonment

lewskj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Classism, Cursing, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence and Ableism

starrysteph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, and Violence