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ashgalwoah'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
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: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Murder, War, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
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: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol and Mass/school shootings
sunn_bleach's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Stalking, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death
raoulalexander's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Confinement, War, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
leduyhxxng's review
- 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: Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Minor: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality