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axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
birdie770's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
charrlee's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
This is a text that will have you traversing the themes of blackness & fugitivity and hybridity & "naturalness" while questioning who assumes the role of monsters. Humanity is found in unexpected places as Butler subverts, complicates, and rewrites the expectations and rules of the common Western vampire trope. There is much to discuss about the moral quandaries this book offers. It was a challenging read and probably one of the more horrific books I've read to date.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
cj13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, and Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
Narrator is a fifty-three-year-old vampire whose body looks like that of a prepubescent human child. The narrator has sex with several adult humans.tishtashohmygosh'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: Death, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence and Blood
hannaashaffer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
the whole “this is looked down upon among humans but we accept you here”
i just really couldnt get past that part. i enjoyed it the farther into it however!
my first octavia e butler!! i am excited to read more by her after this, the storybuilding was amazing & i got attached to the characters by the end. except you wright.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood
lucyatoz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
lydiature_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood and Cannibalism
Minor: Pedophilia
risaleel's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and War
Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
linblythe_pub22's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder