Reviews tagging 'War'

Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero by William Makepeace Thackeray, Ron Singer

5 reviews

ptigrisjr's review against another edition

funny informative reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

A novel without a hero, and the world absolutely piles on any character who dares to try fill that vacancy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Classism

For a book from the 1800s, it's not too bad for its time.

kelly04's review against another edition

funny slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

3.0

The book was good and the story is interesting, but the author had a great need to explain everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective 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

3.0

This was all right. Way too long tho.

Vanity Fair like other British classics is a study of the white wealthy nobility. This story follows many characters, but the main two are Becky and Amelia. These two are friends as young girls, but distance and time see the slow end of that. We also see how these two respond differently to the challenges of life.

At times this was kind of sarcastic and funny. But overall I was just not impressed. I did get a bit more interested when Becky starts getting money out of the men in her life. Unfortunately, she is villainized and sent off to exile, so I was done by that point. Amelia felt like a cardboard cut out of a woman tbh. I didn't hate this, but it wasn't particularly fun either.

Rep: Mainly all white, wealthy, cishet and abled bodied cast. Fat male side character, male side character with a lisp/speech impediment.

CWs: Misogyny, racism, racial slurs, colonisation, xenophobia. Moderate: toxic friendship, death, sexism, antisemitism, grief. Minor: war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Antisemitism, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War

xarlotte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Grief, Toxic friendship, and War