Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

11 reviews

kelseyr713's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Excellent adaptation of the novel. I enjoyed the art style and artistic choices made throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Gore, Confinement, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, and Torture

adelinebal4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

4.75

Only reason I didn’t do 5 stars is because it’s an adaptation, which made me a little anxious that I was missing things/not getting the whole story… even though that’s not really rational!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Blood, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Infidelity, Rape, and Alcoholism

mxmarta's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

A very interesting plot mechanism of time travelling to the past to contrast the reality of late 20th century with early 19th century, in a plantation in the south. I'm definitely interested in reading the original novel, but this graphical novel adaptation is very easy to read and conveys the horrors of colonisation and slavery in a visceral way by virtue of being visual. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Blood, Colonisation, Sexism, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, and Gore

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death

bookishchef's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

That 0,5 star is because I struggled with the art style sometimes. 

This book had me ugly crying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, Slavery, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

Minor: Infidelity, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Infertility

zombiezami's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Suicide, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Racial slurs, Slavery, Rape, Body horror, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Child death, and Drug use

rowanasm's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Genocide, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Miscarriage

bitterseason's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Self harm, Death of parent, Rape, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Child death

robinks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

I haven’t read any of Octavia Butler’s work yet, but what a fantastic introduction to her writing and creativity. The full color images are so haunting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage