Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Translation State by Ann Leckie

8 reviews

catinaflatcap's review against another edition

tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Confinement, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

Minor: Police brutality

heliofoe's review against another edition

challenging hopeful tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, but I think you need to be a little invested in the universe already. It happens in the same universe as Ann Leckie's Ancillary series, but a different place and different culture. The global impact of the original trilogy is impacting events in the wider universe.

It explores again themes of humanity and sentience, and is heavy on the negotiation and politics that go into changing or pursuing change. If you like space opera then this definitely qualifies. 

It's also self-contained as a story, which is nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Cannibalism

Please note that although sexual assault is a major theme it's handled in a way that is respectful and possibly healing.

keya_caivalur's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

If you're into politics, you'll like this book. I'm not into politics so I was not the intended audience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Deportation, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Classism, Gaslighting, Rape, and Abandonment

Minor: Trafficking, Transphobia, and War

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Confinement, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Gore

Minor: Child abuse and Genocide

Not the author's fault but the narrator for the audiobook mispronounces the neopronoun "hir" as "her" quite frequently.

thelastjaybird's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Gore

msawyer77's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Classism

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Blood, Bullying, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Xenophobia, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content and Child death

athryn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

Really enjoyed this. I love the imperial radch setting, and this was another great entry. Liked the different pov, and it kept me engaged. Pretty much read it in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Transphobia

Minor misgendering