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peachani's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, and Abortion
m_petranoff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Incest, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and War
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Colonisation
Like many of Butler's books, this is a challenging look at the nature of humanity. It is dark and about how easy it can be to lose ones humanity, but not as challenging to read as some of her other novels. There are a lot of content warnings, and only a few are graphic, but the theme of the book itself is engaging with challenging themes.summerb's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Incest
Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
thenonbinaryc's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
simareading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Dysphoria
eli_is_trying's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
alsoapples's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation
kylieqrada's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy