Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

6 reviews

ryster3000's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

belovedsnail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

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

3.75

Still very interesting workd building, but this was the weakest of the 3 for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Child abuse

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

whirl's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Body shaming

Moderate: Murder, Infertility, Genocide, Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Fire/Fire injury

kleaf's review against another edition

challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, and Abandonment

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