Reviews tagging 'War'

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

17 reviews

seventhswan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Incest, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and War

goemonxiii's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is possibly the best book I've ever read. Something I do feel the need to say is that if you have a difficult relationship with your stepparent(s), this may be a difficult read for you. Although it was difficult for me personally to read, it was essential in overcoming my problems. I don't want to get too much into the "me" aspect of this play, but as hard as it was on me, I loved it and felt it was written specifically for me. Hamlet is a very enjoyable protagonist and this play is amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and War

many people die, this is a seriously hard read if you have a difficult relationship with a stepparent

gwenswoons's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War

readwthsam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, and Gaslighting

kiana_hi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Suicide

cleopeachtree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Classism

booksvi's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Violence

m0rdred_the_fallen's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Esta es mi obra favorita de Shakespeare.

La he leído al menos una docena de veces y cada vez le encuentro algo nuevo que deja el proverbial hamster en mi cabeza corriendo a toda marcha. Desde mi primera lectura me sentí muy reflejado en el Príncipe de Dinamarca, siempre me da esa sensación de que escribieron la obra pensando en mi específicamente, sé que suena ridículo (y quizá un poco egocéntrico) pero me veo muy reflejado en el personaje de Hamlet y sus reflexiones a lo largo de la obra. 

Todo se vuelve una puesta en escena al tiempo que es un juego de apariencias como de palabras, de medias verdades, de deseos. Es curioso, y a su vez obvio, que el motor aparente de la trama,

la venganza de Hamlet contra su tío Claudio y su madre se disuelva en sus pensamientos llegando a nada, un mero acto impulsivo cuando ya no queda tiempo para mucho más.

Es un final más que adecuado al tiempo que quita cualquier fanfarria o prestigio a lo que ha hecho, lo cual es más recurrente de lo que uno podría llegar a pensar;

el encuentro con los soldados de Fortimbras, el asesinato de Rosencratz y Guilderstein, la treta de La Ratonera, su regreso a Dinamarca de Inglaterra

en fin.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and War

Minor: Death of parent

sourryebread's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

By far my favorite Shakespeare play. What else can I say? The Ghost. The drama. The Ploy. So many good quotes — overall it’s a fantastic play that everyone should read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: War