Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Seep by Chana Porter

22 reviews

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This is such an interesting book full of love, grief, existentialism, and humanity.

There was a point around the 75% mark where it lost me slightly but I did end up really liking the ending after that. 

A really quick read but it’s left me with a lot to think about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror

brittni_in_ink's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

A story about a middle-aged trans woman dealing with an alien invasion and the loss of her wife. But what if that alien invasion made society better, and what if her wife chose to literally start her life over? These are some of the fascinating ideas that form this beautiful novella about humanity and grief, embodiment and autonomy.  I loved that we're told things about the aliens and their impact on a need-to-know basis, and have some time jumps to adjust to with the main character. Just excellent writing and a sense of a personal journey throughout. It moved me beyond words.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

loandbeholdx's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I decided to read this for the #TransReadAthon as the main protagonist is a transgendered woman. It follows the story of Trina, who lives in a world that has been invaded by The Seep. Trina has a hard time accepting the surrealism of this new life, and this book follows her journey through grief, addiction, anger, and alienation. It is bizarre, but metaphorical represents the way in which humans try to erase the bad emotions, forget about them, and only live in euphoria. It's a really quick read, but it will really move you in a strange yet satisfying way. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide

valodniece's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

This is a weird one, and I'm not quite sure what to think of it? I think I like it. But I'm not entirely sure I get the whole message. Some of it, sure. About the importance of being able to feel grief and feel unhappy and how those are parts of the human experience that shouldn't be erased, but I also feel like there was more I was supposed to take away from it...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence and Racism

electric_death_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, and Dysphoria

potatogrr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

The Seep is spoken of as a drug/narcotic.

bookbunnie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.25

Read this book if you like your existential crises to be balanced out with sentient pamphlet humor, are interested in the unexpected downsides of a utopia, and are stubbornly holding steadfast to pain. 

Don’t read this book if themes of grief are uninteresting to you, or you don’t like talking bears. 

This is a quick read that made me cry and laugh in turns. I love the tempered optimism of an attainable utopia that still promises personal growth, of a benevolent creature that may know what’s technically best for us but might not always get it right. If speculative fiction is your thing, I would highly suggest this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Grief

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

aimeecdo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment