Reviews tagging 'Violence'

La Parabole du semeur by Octavia E. Butler

625 reviews

falseprophet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

lauren and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year

my second butler read. the relationships in this book are... suspect but.... anyway.. read in about 4 hrs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Incest and Vomit

luis_vieira's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Racism, Torture, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Classism

readingorknittingatalltimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Felt like an abrupt ending and also seems like all she wanted to do was

build a religious cult

which I guess makes sense considering her background. Bleak book, definitely feels like a possible reality which is very unfortunate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sleepy_b's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

hollewade's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

Wow, I had to pause several times to tell myself this isn’t real and we have time to change. This feel so eery to what’s happening today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and War

rhymeswithcarmen's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad 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

4.5

Absolutely devastating. I don't think there was ever a time when this was an easy read, but right now in 2024 it's maybe as difficult as it has ever been. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

aktivmuede's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Cannibalism

ravenrobbins's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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? No

4.25

Intense. Very good and very nerve wracking in the same breath.

I think I need to read something bubbly next…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sammymilfort's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

annatollia's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death