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sillyduckie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
kemrick19's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
figgy24_20's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The world is revealed to us through the eyes of the characters - the problems they face are the ones that are important to the world.
The whole book takes place in about a 10 mile radius in the middle of the desert - and yet it’s gripping, and the world is big and full. You don’t need to create continents with individual cultures on each of them to tell good sci-fi with complex world building - and Butler illustrates this perfectly.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Reading the content warning list is kinda like a summary of the plot…. Sooo…. Be warned I guess lol.franksreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Incest
littlepepperguy's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
The story is compelling, in the way that Butler is a master of scifi/fantasy writing and her unique prose style and timelines are intriguing. But yeah I really didn't see the literary value added by sooooo much violence against women and rape and illusions of incest. It just didn't serve a purpose to me and I think it muddled the meaning of the rest of the novel by the inclusion. I also did not appreciate the tone that was used for a majority of it as if the victim was consenting bc of a virus, yeah just dubious.
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Incest
anomiques's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
gellyreads's review against another edition
- 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
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
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Butler, Octavia E.. Clay's Ark (The Patternist Series Book 3) (p. 57). Open Road Media. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: adult, science fiction, speculative fiction, thriller, dystopian
📚Page Count: 214
🎧Audiobook Length: 07h 22min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
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This is my second time reading Clay's Ark by Octavia E Butler but this is my first time writing a review for it. The first time around I gave it 4 stars, I loved the suspense and the thriller elements of this book so much. This time around I'm keeping my rating the same at 4 stars. I'm not giving this 5 stars though because of the gratuitous sexual violence in the book.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
areadingstan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
thenonbinaryc's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail