Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Saga: Book One by Brian K. Vaughan

6 reviews

12dejamoo's review

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My friend used to bring these books in to geography class and we'd sit at the back of the room reading each new volume as she managed to borrow them from her uncle, and having the best time. And I have wanted to read Saga properly since and it's such a delight to discover that it's just as great as I remember. The art is beautiful and the story is great and the whole concept is wonderful. Character design?? Amazing.

There are lots of little details I love. Like how the characters speaking Blue are just speaking Blue and it doesn't translate them. And there are all these different species because it's space and why not. And that each of the Landfall and Wreath citizens have slightly different wings/horns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, Sexual content, Trafficking, Gun violence, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Kidnapping, Body horror, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Pregnancy

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia

razzberry_pi's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Pedophilia and Child abuse

thewordsdevourer's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

wow. this book's the epitome of perfect art AND story, a feat rarer than rare. ive never been a fan of space opera, or hell, even sf, rly, but book one of saga blows me outta the water. an adventurous story centering on an intergalactic chase of a pair of star-crossed parents caught in a decades old war (a concept reminiscent of DoSaB) story deals w/ meaty themes of family, war, violence; w/ a copious dose of chuckle- and snort-inducing wry humor; expansive and impressive world(s)building; jawdropping cliffhangers; a cast of fleshed out characters w/ intricate relationships; and, sth i rly appreciate, diversity in not only race, sexuality, but also life forms, as befitting its sweeping setting. 

however, the story's def mature, w/ plenty of gory, bloody killings and violence, sex scenes, and adult topics like pedophilia and slavery. the art though...holy fcking sh!t, this graphic novel has easily the most incredible comics art ive ever seen--there were plenty of times where a page or a cover art simply rendered me speechless, stunned for several seconds bc of its sheer awesomeness. needless to say, i am now a fiona staples worshipper. kinda intimidated to discover that the series is only half way done, but im def along for this long ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, War, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, Genocide, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Grief, Slavery, Trafficking, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer and Kidnapping

danajoy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Gore, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Excrement and Suicide

biblisophagist's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence