Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

12 reviews

ellenwilberg's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking