Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

21 reviews

minkkmuse's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

 somewhat less viscerally moving than the prose novel but still a masterful work 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

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

booksandteatime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Blood, Death, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

booksaremythirdplace's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Rape

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

lesbianelvira's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

didn’t grow up leaning toward sci fi or fantasy, but i can easily see why octavia butler is known as one of the best american writers through the craft and heart in this story. definitely want to read further adaptations of her work since i think sci fi graphic novels are a budding jam of mine. makes me really long for my pretty bruised and buried dreams of teaching history. this would be an amazing piece to use in a history, or english, class

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault

meg_charest's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I’m so interested in graphic novel adaptations as an emerging genre in literature and seeing how stories that originate as prose evolve and explode as visual works. I need to reread the original Octavia Butler novel now, because this was such a vivid reading experience. The novel’s use of color, illustrative style, and pace are exquisite, and there is a new reckoning that comes with facing the visuals of this story as you read. In my initial reading of the novel, it was easy to take shortcuts in envisioning and really reflecting about the most intense moments of this story and the history it discusses, but there is no way around the reality of brutality and abuse and grief in this adaptation, which makes it such a important, if difficult piece. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Violence, Racism, and Sexual assault

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

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

river_ratt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Self harm, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault