Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Blasted by Sarah Kane

4 reviews

felicityebhaslin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

I hate shock value fictional literature like this. I admit that if you remove the shock value, there’s still a lot going on. But I just don’t see the point of using violence as a device like this… there are other ways of making a point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

plastik_child's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Cannibalism

jenmachin_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and War

recriminator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Excrement