Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

4 reviews

bzappas's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

Spiritism; Tarot cards

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

In my estimation, this is the best book ever written. The novel is difficult to pick up, but you become accustomed to the author’s style as you read it. The audiobook is also wonderful and can be a helpful tool. This book will have you elated, laughing, crying, disgusted, horrified, contemplative, outraged, confused. As close to a complete cross-section of the human experience is present here (at least for the period of time and perspective this was written in.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, and Excrement

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Abortion

ollie_again's review

challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, and Excrement

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

b_caligari's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Abortion