Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Othello by William Shakespeare

9 reviews

eva_vva's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Blood

laylawren's review

emotional tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

theminnesotawitch's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

Shakespeare's Othello is about an interracial marriage that becomes quite tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Grief

orchidlilly's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

remuslibrary's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

roaze's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Grief, and War

Minor: Alcohol

_morgan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Minor: War

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, and Death of parent

_kimb's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Blood, and Grief