Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

143 reviews

nojerama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Terrifyingly plausible, absolutely gripping, should be required reading everywhere. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Torture, Trafficking, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Hate crime, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Stalking, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, War, Suicide, and Trafficking

keato's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-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

This book is so unlike other books I’ve read. It started off pretty slow and I didn’t really get into it until like 1/3 of the way through, but wow it’s so thought provoking and beautiful and I ended up loving it. It’s wild to make the general mood of such a violent and terrifying book reflective. And it’s wild to have such a reflective book without focusing much on emotions. Like,

Lauren does not process her grief about literally everyone she knows dying. And it doesn’t seem to change the way she acts. She doesn’t get irrational or angry or anything, she just focuses on what she needs to do and adopts strays along the journey

. Ugh I’m so excited to talk about this book at book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Death, Murder, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Incest, Torture, Trafficking, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Drug abuse

satsukiq's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.25

ok girl we get it you’re an empath..

low rating because it was redundant and dialogue could have been done much better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Rape and Racism

dean_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, War, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Bullying, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Drug use, Genocide, Pregnancy, Addiction, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Vomit, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Stalking

evjohn13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery

franklola's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

abisam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

love love love. an excellent story, wonderful writing, wonderful characters. DID make me very very down at times but overall a wonderful story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Slavery, Cursing, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Rape, and Torture

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Child abuse

gmortg3's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Stalking, Incest, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Slavery, Colonisation, Hate crime, Suicide, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

sleepyhydra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

The only book I can think of that has made me feel physically ill. The main character's voice and narration is very much that of a teenager, but it's executed very realistically and adds to the overall atmosphere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Rape, Violence, and Torture