Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

29 reviews

nina_rae_131's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

This book was very hard to read, but when I was reading it I couldn't put it down. The ending will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction and Miscarriage

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.0

Sci-fi crossed with historical fiction. It had some outlander vibes, just based over the ocean in the US. The time travel element just felt a bit out there and the timing of visits seemed haphazard but can see why it was needed.

It was compelling, it was emotional, it was thoroughly frightening. Not only what was common practice in the time period in which they travelled to but the fact it didn't take long for them to slip into the expected roles of the time, albeit that would have somewhat been because of human instinct to survive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

dreezy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

doctorw0rm's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Pregnancy

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

jgrant512's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and War

alpettit's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A tough read but important. It explores the violence of slavery and the complicated relationships that can arise from it. It explores the boundaries of humanity. It explores the ethics of what is the norm versus what is right. This book will stick with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lay_kone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol