Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler

7 reviews

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

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

mellamoger's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer and Infertility

Minor: Incest, Rape, Car accident, and Slavery

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

stellarfizz's review

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I *could not* put this down!! I would regularly stay up until 2 or 3am to keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Infertility

Minor: Rape

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

kurumipanda's review

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-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

Graphic: Kidnapping, Infertility, and Genocide

Moderate: Xenophobia, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Pregnancy