Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

4 reviews

cupidcove's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

This story has a fascinating way of dealing with sex and gender that offers really interesting criticism of both genetic essentialism and human conception of self. While I did think it was a bit too fast-paced at times and wished there wasn't such a big time jump between books one and two, I think the story that was meant to be told in this book was conveyed well. Overall a great installment to the series and I can't wait to read the final book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol

feralbookwife's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Animal death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Infertility

frida_epilogo's review

adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism and Rape

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape and Trafficking

Minor: Racism, Medical trauma, and Death