Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

11 reviews

coolfoolmoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

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

3.75

the grandfather of sassy men. what a messy book. love it. didn’t love a lot of elements. justice for ali! the sheer amount of adult minor relationships were disgusting, book could've been much much much shorter but it also wasnt intended to be read in 8 days. but i do love seeing the origins of infamous tropes. that was cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Slavery, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

olorin85's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, and Classism

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

gudrqa'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? No

2.5

The beginning was great and I couldn’t stop comparing it to les mis but later

after the prison escape

it became very long and boring. I kept on listening since the book had good reviews and I had to listen to something when doing my needlework but when it got better it was only for brief moments.
I think it would work better as a series or books (like a revenge a book) rather than this big mess. 
If you like more justice oriented books then les mis would be a better option and if you like personal politics then Jane Austen is much better. 
I personally don’t like when a character is all powerful and the whole second part of the book is just that. I really hoped it would explore the repercussions and psychology of vengence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-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? No

4.5

there is nothing I do better than revenge ~

so long, but so epic and more than worth the time. I took off 0.5 stars because it could have been a tad shorter and there were so many characters I got confused from time to time. Nevertheless, I was hooked on the drama, and there were also some great examples of how pride and greed can really fuck you up. Can't say much anything else without spoiling, but go find out yourself!

+ this doesn't really spoil anything, but Eugenie Danglars and Louise d'Armilly were lesbians in love and you can't change my mind :) <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

acashton's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Incest

romeroreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

r_bridie_e's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

An epic story full of romance, adventure, and drama! While a large read, I found myself fully immersed in the story and our wide cast of characters! I was interested, I was scared, I was happy, and I was sade while reading this. I’m surprised this hasn’t been adapted to TV yet. I recommend a read; don’t let the size deter you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Colonisation

_james_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War