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Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'
Xenogenesis: Dawn / Adulthood Rites / Imago by Octavia E. Butler
6 reviews
juice's review against another edition
- 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
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).artisticpie's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Pregnancy, Incest, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Rape
Minor: Cursing, Colonisation, Cancer, Miscarriage, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and War
simareading's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Confinement, Cancer, Colonisation, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Rape
Moderate: Incest, Abortion, Sexual violence, War, Confinement, Medical content, Child death, and Medical trauma
mothstrand's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Incest, Confinement, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Cancer, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
dxlltopia's review against another edition
- 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
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
librarycowboy's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Misogyny, Colonisation, Body horror, Infertility, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Body horror, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: War, Incest, Suicide attempt, and Rape