Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

4 reviews

uranaishi's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I understand why this book and it’s ideas were seminal in it’s time, but it is undeniably outdated in a number of ways now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cannibalism, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

shibaunited's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

gabriella_'s review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

2.5

Some of this aged like milk. The “don’t tread on me” flag stuff? The rape apologia? Miss me with that. I only read this because it inspired the David Bowie film The Man Who Fell to Earth but it lacked that charm. Some of the concepts were interesting and a handful of the prose was refreshing but there was a steep misogyny throughout that I struggled to wade through and felt blindsided by considering this book tried to position itself as progressive or radical somehow. Really disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shieldbearer's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

0.25

This book has all the qualities i hated in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, but dialed up even more. There's no denying that it's an influential book, or even that some of the concepts the Heinlein is trying to get across are important. The problem is that he can't seem to engage in these discussions without being racist. The good parts of the book are heavily intwined with racism and ableism, and there's so much else going on that honestly I cannot recommend this book even with a critical read through. Someone could do something incredible with the base concept, but it's not worth the time taken to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Pregnancy