Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

5 reviews

aloy's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Slavery

Minor: Violence and Rape

erikawynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Incest, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage

beanjoles's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

After Clay’s Ark, I had no idea where this series would end up. I loved this book though - great writing, characters you get quickly invested in, masterful world-building as always. I wish this had been just a touch longer to see what happens

as Teray takes control of the Pattern

, but that’s just because I like a fleshed out conclusion. 

Overall series review: Uneven, but enjoyable. Wild Seed and Patternmaster were by far the best, with Clay’s Ark and Mind of my Mind following. It took a while for everything to come together but it did, and did very well. I wonder what Doro and Anwanyu would have thought about how things ended up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Sexual violence

Self amputation is described late in the book. There are some details but it isn’t a long or overly graphic scene.

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia

kukushka's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape