Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler

21 reviews

gellyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Yo, what the fuck did this have to do with the rest of the series? What the fuck did I just read?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

tanvicious's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

motherofpurl's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

Minor: Drug use and Abortion

fairyollie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Octavia was going THROUGH IT when she wrote this book! if you're unable to handle gore - like me - I suggest reading this with cautious eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Death of parent

lottiegasp's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

This novel from the Patternmaster series depicts a disease that changes the behaviour and abilities of infected people in a near-future world. I liked this novel for its exploration of how different people respond to and resist being controlled by the disease, as well as the world-building which depicted both positive (scientific and technological breakthroughs) and dystopian (gross inequalities and violence) elements. In terms of the three books in the series I have read so far, I enjoyed this book more and thought the writing was much better than Mind of My Mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Suicide, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest and Racism

blurrycat's review

dark tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

becksusername's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Quick read, fascinating premise, weird ending
Re-read after reading the first two in the series and honestly it seems so disconnected from the first two books. Other than

the description of clay's ark itself, which is only really relevant to getting to the premise and doesn't come up again.

But maybe the next book will tie it in!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Incest, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

unilsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping