Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

3 reviews

nstew16's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lexi17d's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• 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

Well that was weird.. not sure how I feel about it. Not my favorite of Octavia Butler’s books that I’ve read so far. It wasn’t bad necessarily, just.. meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

simareading's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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