Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

14 reviews

allydee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Murder

toniboni's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Classism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Trafficking, Animal death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Incest, Kidnapping, War, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

earthtomanda's review

adventurous dark funny

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

4.0

Wow. My first full-length Atwood novel, and I am amazed at just how many aspects of humanity she is able to capture. While the plot should seem fantastical, she stays firmly in the plausible and (perhaps) the likely. Many scenes are incredibly graphic though, so tread lightly if that’s a concern — Going through the content warnings, it was hard to find something that wasn’t at least mentioned in this book.

I did struggle with how prominent discussion of sexual abuse towards children was. It was incredibly disturbing. I am still grappling with why that was a necessary inclusion — though it is Atwood, and I’m sure it was not done without some thought. Also, Jimmy can fight me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, and Suicide

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book gives me a weird sense of nostalgia, I read it for the first time at 17/18 and it was my first foray into speculative fiction. 

I think it's the perfect combo of speculative fiction, interesting writing, characterization, intriguing plot, and weirdness.

The only bad thing about this book is that you can never get the first reading experience back once you know what happened to the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Infertility, Classism, Abandonment, Gore, Death, Cursing, Blood, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Child death, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, War, Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Infidelity

Child sexual abuse/ trafficking

camiboha's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Blood

smeagol357's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. It dragged me over broken glass, put me on soft mattresses, and then whacked me in the head unexpectedly. Has to be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Strongly recommend to everyone. Do not ignore the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, and Suicide attempt

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Maggie A youre such a slay
What an icon
This is quite fucked and and quite fucking wonderful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Rape, Grief, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Classism, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, and Abandonment

greenglass67's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is easily one of my favorites. It’s such a unique story. Snowman’s journey and his reflections upon his life as Jimmy are deeply human. He exhibits so much passion for some things and so much apathy for others. The range of his experiences and emotions is wild, but it all works together cohesively. The world Margaret Atwood creates is a very chilling commentary on technology and science, and she pushes us to question how far advanced we can get without it being too far. The ending is remarkable. There are little hints and clues laced throughout the entire book that you don’t realize until the ending ties them all together, all the pieces fit into place, and it all suddenly makes sense. It answers all the questions you have, and leaves you asking several questions more. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, and Murder

eimear_jane's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Rape, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Drug use, Genocide, Infidelity, Trafficking, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cait's review

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Ableism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Genocide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Body shaming, Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, and Vomit