Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

2 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Drug abuse, Dementia, and Car accident

mandi4886's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Antisemitism, Dementia, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation