Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

41 reviews

jedore's review against another edition

dark informative 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? It's complicated

3.5

"Slavery was a long slow process of dulling.”

When I heard about this book, which is a blend of historical and light science fiction, I was intrigued. I'm a huge fan of the former and interested in reading more of the latter. 

The portrayal of the master-slave relationship was the most powerful aspect of this book for me. The psychology of it all was extremely insightful and educational. So tragic. 

I didn't like the book as much as the majority of the others who have reviewed it or as much as I had hoped. 

For a couple of reasons...

• The dialogue sometimes came across as over-explanatory and preachy. It's distracting to me (in both TV and literature) when characters over explain things to each other. In this case, it made the book feel a bit like Young Adult fiction vs Well-Read Adult Fiction. 
• It was probably intentional on the author's part, but I didn't find any of the characters really lovable. In fact, on numerous occasions, the heroine got on my nerves. 

This book solidified what I already suspected—my highly principled self would not have survived in the time of slavery. I would never have been able to "play along," no matter what my color. My mouth, my actions, or myself would have been the death of me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Rape

Moderate: Infidelity

mysticalbluerose's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Child death

shermansays's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Gun violence

grove9ruby's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Suicide, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Murder, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Child death

Minor: Grief, Addiction, and Religious bigotry

foxmulders's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Medical content, Child death, Torture, Child abuse, and Infidelity

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Xenophobia, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dysphoria, Alcohol, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

aloy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Drug use, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Confinement

echoes01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Death, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

memoriast's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

5.0

Probably one of the best books I'll ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Vomit

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