Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre

5 reviews

hannahlee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This was really fabulous - it had everything, from deep world-building (that yet retained enough mystery to be interesting) to solid characters with relationships I was invested in, to evocative descriptions of the scenario. There is a unique, peculiar quality to sci-fi writing from the 70s, and I appreciated McIntyre's seeming lack of self-consciousness. This is unapologetically nerdy sci-fi written by someone who loves both science and story, and has a mastery of both. My only complaint is that I wish it had gone on longer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

snowhite197's review

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This book has really beautiful writing! I could just listen to the narrator, read a description of the setting for hours! That is not something I usually care overly much about in a book obviously I don’t want to read anything where the writing feels elementary but this one just struck me as really beautiful. One more thing I will say, is the main character is pretty much a total Mary Sue but I didn’t mind too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

sortabadass's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

bleepbloop's review against another edition

adventurous

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

scarredman's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence