Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

312 reviews

michealasharp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

victory1891's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

mnrogers's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

elange's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual harassment

elohorsewell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

seedawson's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is almost entirely dialogue. An interesting concept (historical fiction + time travel) but I found the writing to be lackluster. We read it for book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Torture

capsandclauses's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

“Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free." I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and wondered just how great a hypocrite I was. It was so easy to advise other people to live with their pain.”

Wow. 

I don't often pick up modern classics. Or even older ones. It not something I'm proud of - I'd like to be one of those 'well-read' university students - but the books just don't appeal to me.

This book took me on a journey.

Kindred is a brutal and confronting novel follows a woman at the cusp of the centenary of American Independence, Dana, as she finds herself constantly transported back in time to the antebellum south, where she must protect a white ancestor.

This is a complex book that plays with binary narrative of villainism and complicity.  It's written well and in a compelling way, but contains a wealth of information.

I will certainly be rereading and annotating this in a few years time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mals_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture