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krisheiney's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Body horror
Moderate: Racism and Incest
growintogardens's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Medical trauma, War, Grief, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Incest, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Slavery, Body horror, Confinement, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Drug use, and Racial slurs
I'm probably forgetting stuff- there's a lot of triggers.lycheejelly's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, Addiction, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, War, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Ableism, Incest, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Racism
savvylit's review against another edition
4.5
Lastly, one of my favorite features of this particular collection was the afterwords written by Butler explaining her reasons for writing, which appeared after each story. This is the first time I've read a collection with that level of behind-the-scenes insight into an author's mind and I really appreciated it!
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death
koberreads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
I am glad she regarding quite well in the science fiction community
Bloodchild and other stories by Octavia Butler - Review
- Bloodchild - Horrified me. And stephen King or any other thirller writer has never had.
- Evening and morning and night - A world with a certain kind of extreme destructive disease alienates you
- Near of Kin - Taboo. If you like some of the familiar plot of game of thrones. Here it is. And I am not talking about Dragons and knights and shit.
- Speech sounds - Post apocalyptic - Soviet bomb or war virus made everyone either dead or mentally impaired to the point of not being able to speak or read or write.
- Crossover - a semi autobioc of the author is in her 5 year life at a day job at the factory (She needs the day job to sustain her daily expenses until she is able to sell her writng and quit her day job.)
- Positive Obession - Her birth as a writer. She hates the title of Birth of writer but for me Positive obsession is enough
- Furor Scribendi - Some advice on writing
- Amnesty - (From Google: an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses."an amnesty for political prisoners") - The aliens she creates are as unique as Ted Chiang’s. And I never though political things could be so weaved well in Science fiction about aliens. And also Noah should have began with the short history of strangers/community human wars to quiet down the disbelieving, war hungry applicants.
- Book of Martha - I like stories about God or meeting God. And I dont give a damn if the author belives in God or not. As long as he writes it well and provokes thoughts regarding the question of God, Philisophy (or in other words, a love for wisdom or the insights regarding the best way to live. This is Octavia's Utopia Stories.
Graphic: Incest, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, and Emotional abuse
noahsingh's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Police brutality, Medical trauma, Genocide, Colonisation, Confinement, War, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Torture, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Incest, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
alexhempstxck's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Slavery, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism