lybarron's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
le_voleur's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ivy_mck's review
challenging
dark
emotional
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
3.0
amerily123's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Blood, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror
_ern_'s review against another edition
3.75
Super interesting. Definitely disturbing content. Reads like a classic somehow.
am_phigory's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ophiliae's review
4.0
A common theme in Butler’s work is like consent and power and I feel like people don’t talk about that enough because it doesn’t really come up in earthseed. Good book. Don’t think I want to read the rest though because it was such a good standalone. It felt very contemporary. Her writing is just timeless.
megwilli's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, and Incest
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting