Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Alice by Christina Henry

35 reviews

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I LOVE Christina Henry's retellings and Alice is beyond a doubt one of my favourites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Torture, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

theshannara's review

1.25

Alice in Wonderland works as a piece of surrealist fantasy because it  has grounding “in the real world.” We have a point of reference to why things are strange because Alice comes from a world like ours, with no talking rabbits, no size changing potions, and no croquet with flamingos and hedgehogs. Wonderland is separate from Here. In this novel, Wonderland and Here are one. The characters such as The Cheshire, The Rabbit (of which there were two), and The Walrus are name only versions of their Wonderland counterparts, and most of them are human trafficking rapists. The world of Alice has Magicians (who are supposedly gone. There is a twist that will leave you very unsurprised), potions, mermaids, but they’re all normal, except their not, but they are… it’s a mess. The writing is occasionally fun, Henry occasionally uses language that sounds like it could belong in Lewis Carroll’s work, but then the moment passes and you’re left with an empty feeling.
I think this books is mostly supposed to be dark romance. But Alice and “Hatcher” are just so bland, you don’t care. Hatcher is a broody killer with a tender heart, and Alice is a grown woman who is still “childlike.” It’s a problem. All in all, not worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Violence, and Toxic relationship

jenna_04's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

The only thing Alice in wonderland related are the names being used

dasrach's review against another edition

Awww, who's an edgy girl? YOU are!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Death, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Abandonment, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cannibalism

nrogers_1030's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I'm really conflicted about this one. Be sure to read all TW. I really liked how the author recreated the characters, but the brutality was a bit much for me. Sexual assault is described heavily throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Rape, Torture, Vomit, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Classism

wikks's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is a very dark, clever adaptation of Alice. I would say, also, that it is not for the light reader though. Expect horror and very traumatic themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Classism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Vomit, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

babsifly's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Sexual assault, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism

lexybexy's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, and Body horror

lily_777's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Child abuse, Slavery, Gore, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Death, and Body horror