Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blasted by Sarah Kane

16 reviews

chloe_hazel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

felicityebhaslin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

I hate shock value fictional literature like this. I admit that if you remove the shock value, there’s still a lot going on. But I just don’t see the point of using violence as a device like this… there are other ways of making a point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

stfrancisjude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War

jenmachin_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and War

nijntjes's review against another edition

dark

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Lesbophobia

pseudolain's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse

recriminator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Excrement

abyjane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and War

virginie_1's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

rubymuzzy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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

Disturbing and shocking but incredibly revolutionary as a play. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism