Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler

13 reviews

withlivjones's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Definitely an interesting read that could very well be an ingenious allegory for some ethics that I’m too dense to understand after just one read. I like that it showed a more realistic interpretation of an interplanetary colony (read: not as utopian or fantastical as Star Trek etc) and Butler’s afterword was definitely helpful in understanding the thought process behind what I had just read. I’m torn between thinking that the story is too short because I want more exploration of this society; and thinking that it’s the perfect length because it gives us just enough information to work with while leaving us wanting more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Death

axel_p's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, and Death

dawntin's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Medical content, Pregnancy, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Vomit

doric's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, and Body horror

lotharith's review against another edition

dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug use

leanne_miron's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

solacelight's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Slavery and Racism

bitterseason's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Death, Vomit, and Death of parent

rhogregoire's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

 Read for climate apocalypse compariative lit class. Short story, really loved this one. There's a really cool discussion of the merging of gender dynamics via male pregnancy, and I like the body horror that accompanies it; although it is framed as horror, most of the descriptions of alien pregnancy are not far removed from normal human pregnancy. It raises questions of the role of the body and motherhood as something alien and threatening - a loss of autonomy as something else takes your body for it's own gain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Pregnancy

edict's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Gore