Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler

8 reviews

artisticpie's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous tense medium-paced

• 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

Beautiful series, I loved all three books in their own right, thought they were so vastly different from one another. 

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

msway's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

With Octavia butler, being my absolute favorite author, this is my absolute favorite book written by her. I love the world building. She creates how she can make you simultaneously love and hate the same character. The sadness and desperation, her writing evokes. This book had everything. it put on display all of humanity‘s faults. But also had hope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, War, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Infertility, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria

dxlltopia's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

jenniferthinks's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.75

The book was intellectually challenging due to its exploration of ethics as it relates to humans and aliens co-existing, providing no right answer and many uncomfortable moments. 

I appreciate the character descriptions and the inclusion of both human and alien racial diversity. 

And the entire society that Bulter created is impressive! I had to refer to a wiki to remind myself of who’s who. 

I would not endure reading it again but it was altogether fascinating. 

Is this book an exploration of “compassionate”eugenics? That’s what it felt like at times, which is super super uncomfortable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

issues related to consent

amandaquotidianbooks's review

challenging hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

This is one of my new favorite worlds. I adored the Oankali and learning more about them throughout the trilogy. I love how this book is saturated in ethical ambiguity. You need to decide if you think the Oankali have the concept of consent in their culture. If you think they do, then this is a very disturbing series. If you think they don't, then this encourages you to look at the situation from a fascinating new perspective. This sci-fi family saga constantly questions what it means to be human. I absolutely loved it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault and War

hannahmarierobbins's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Moderate: Grief, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Hate crime