Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

1984 by George Orwell

239 reviews

beamvega's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual content and Murder

back2lovingbooksmore's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Good book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual violence

I think it’s hopeful in its own way, the mentions of love and ambition for a better future in this book keep our characters going, and it shows that if we can hold on to what is true to us and catch on to history being erased before it’s too late, we heed the warnings of 1984 before it’s too late for our world and our people

op3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I love the message of the book and would definitely consider this a classic, and I appreciate the impact it’s had culturally on humanity with ‘Big Brother’ being something you could reference and understand almost immediately today.
I felt this was a bit of a slow read at first but I don’t mind that, and I guess the style of writing just isn’t for me. But aside from that I enjoyed it and the questions & thoughts it posed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape

If stuff like brainwashing scares you, this might not be the read for you.

els4lp's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Vomit

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

3.0

 “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

Well... This book had some very interesting and intriguing concepts. And the ending was super creepy and just reading that was really disturbing. But this book gets 3 stars because of the total Edward Cullen vibes that Winston gave off in the first two thirds of the book. It was giving

I want to have sex with you but I also want to kill you.

But then again, this book was written in the 1950s, so maybe I should have expected something else. But the textbook excerpts were a lot to deal with in this book. And I was confused at some points. All in all, it was an interesting read for sure, and I can't wait to listen to the audiobook adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

roxireads12's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Characters were insufferable, the main character possibly being the worst. Another anti-soviet book Orwell wrote for either the British government or the CIA with hardly any merit and any time I hear someone call anything "literally 1984" it makes me want to punch them because they sound like the sheep from the other anti-Soviet novel Orwell wrote, "Animal Farm."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexual content

vupperware's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Torture

oddchildhood3064's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

magdalenna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

samitdhull's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Blood and Vomit