Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

11 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

3.25

Still don't know what exactly to say about this book, but it was an interesting exploration of the implications of how different societies both shape and are shaped by the people who participate in them.
I'm gonna ruminate on it for a little bit and then later do a more thorough review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Excrement, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, and Miscarriage

There is an explicit rape scene in this book.

the protagonist drunkenly rapes someone.

readinggem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

bakatan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Blood

citrine's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault

centauribound's review against another edition

inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Blood, War, and Xenophobia

rmperezpadilla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

A stunning book that frankly I’d love everyone in my personal life to read. Easily one of my favorites, and possunly the book that has most influenced my perspective and philosophy of the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and War

There is a famine in Anarres throughout several chapters of the book, so content note for starvation, food scarcity, hunger. For a bit more:

The feeling is not described in detail, but the societal consequences are.

crowcore's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, Religious bigotry, and Racism

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Essential reading if you're a leftist who likes sci-fi! I thought The Left Hand of Darkness was good, but I wouldn't say it's one of my favourite books. But The Dispossessed now is.

One of the most interesting things about The Left Hand of Darkness for me was the mention of another planet in the federation without war or law enforcement. Now, this book apparently takes place before the federation was formed, but it's exactly about that. It's about an anarchist society, the capitalist society it clashes with, and a scientist caught between the two who wants to follow his passion. And it doesn't beat around the bush at all with its politics. No fantasy names for real-life political concepts. Instead you get moving criticisms of capitalism, authoritarianism, police brutality and patriarchy. Although Anarres isn't portrayed as flawless or as totally immune to what they were trying to escape (e.g. social capital creates a kind of hierarchy after all), you know that despite its flaws and hardships, it portrays a world more just than Urras on such a deep level.

I borrowed this from the university library, but I liked it so much, I might actually buy my own copy. My only real gripe with it is how [vague spoilers ahead] Shevek's accidental drunk night ends. He narrowly avoided becoming a character I couldn't root for anymore. Very narrowly. I think him getting drunk accidentally and not knowing what's happening/how to deal with it at all because Anarrestri don't drink makes perfect sense. I just don't like where that went...
Otherwise really fucking good!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Xenophobia, Death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Addiction, and Rape

zombiezami's review against another edition

Not sure if this is for me. I might re-evaluate after looking at more of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Death, Excrement, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: War, Colonisation, Medical content, Child death, and Vomit

Attempted rape

csangell11's review

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content, War, and Mental illness