Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

386 reviews

charliebites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

Absolutely harrowing read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Vomit, and Alcohol

takneeah_c28's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide

iccon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and War

jodean's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Infertility, and Miscarriage

kylie_umber's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Medical trauma

alpettit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A tough read but important. It explores the violence of slavery and the complicated relationships that can arise from it. It explores the boundaries of humanity. It explores the ethics of what is the norm versus what is right. This book will stick with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

bookishkarina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

This book was absolutely amazing. I could not put it down. I inhaled this book in slightly over a day. I was laying in bed past 1 AM finishing this. Absolutely loved it. If you're new to sci-fi I think this is a great book to start with. Check your trigger warnings though before reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

jpsinger100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment