Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

4 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Transphobia, and Abandonment

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

indeedithappens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

valpyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

[audiobook]
3.5 stars

it honestly took me a <i>really</i> long while to get into this book. i am glad i stuck with it -- it has a lot of heart and nuance. i personally found the plot fairly straight-forward (which is not a bad thing!) and for me, that gave it a more childish vibe than i was expecting. i did come to appreciate that as a balance to some of the heavier topics that were dealt with throughout, and i thought it was a fresh tone considering the protag and friends were teenagers. the dialogue throughout was kind of simplistic, in my opinion, and sort of broke immersion for me at times. 

i enjoyed the inclusivity throughout the book, because anders showed that having such decency throughout didn't make for a utopia. the book actively confronted some of the more meta features of itself (like the types of alien species represented). i enjoyed and was touched by my listening experience, but i doubt that i'll be continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail