Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Xenogenesis: Dawn / Adulthood Rites / Imago by Octavia E. Butler

5 reviews

juice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

Absolutely incredible! Highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Xenophobia, Racism, Incest, War, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Self harm, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Animal death, Infidelity, Child abuse, Classism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Car accident, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Rape, Police brutality, Cancer, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

This trilogy focuses on cultural misunderstanding in extreme cultural difference. Similarly, there is an exploration of consent as a theme (as well as a potentially dated view of consent).

dxlltopia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Deportation, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Ableism, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, War, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Incest, Genocide, Car accident, and Cancer

stellarfizz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I *could not* put this down!! I would regularly stay up until 2 or 3am to keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Infertility

Minor: Rape

hannahmarierobbins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Hate crime

kurumipanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Infertility, and Genocide

Moderate: Xenophobia, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Pregnancy