Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler

5 reviews

jacobshere's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Incest, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, and Child death

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Chronic illness

thenonbinaryc's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Grief, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Pregnancy

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

becksusername's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Quick read, fascinating premise, weird ending
Re-read after reading the first two in the series and honestly it seems so disconnected from the first two books. Other than

Spoiler

the description of clay's ark itself, which is only really relevant to getting to the premise and doesn't come up again.

But maybe the next book will tie it in!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Suicide, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Confinement, Animal death, and Chronic illness