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rustedtrains's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
johnclough's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Mass/school shootings and Alcohol
leduyhxxng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a few notes for further venture into this reality-bending literature genre: slipstream (non-genre)
Science fiction writers whose work qualified as slipstream include J. G. Ballard, John Sladek, Thomas M. Disch, some of Philip K. Dick. Other writers, who were outside the science fiction genre but whose work could conceivably fit into the wider definition allowed by slipstream include Angela Carter, Paul Auster, Haruki Murakami, Jorge Luis Borges, and William S. Burroughs. Another notable inclusion was, of course, Anna Kavan.
In literature, since slipstream stands above genres of fiction, many examples of magical realism can certainly be recognised as slipstream, one notable mention being Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. Some television drama would qualify: The Singing Detective by Dennis Potter, and a BBC series called Life on Mars. In cinema, recent slipstream films include Christopher Nolan's Memento, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's Impacto and Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich.
— Compiled from Christopher Priest's introduction to Anna Kavan's novel Ice
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Abandonment