Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

24 reviews

yeah_sure's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Riding the high of finishing this book, it is genius but it is also deceptively LONG and it drags, not in the sense that it's boring but in the sense that it is winding and cumbersome. Finishing it took a great deal of my time and sanity. Not entirely unproblematic either, but if you're in the mood, it is extremely clever,  funny and thought provoking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Murder

addictedtoanntations's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense

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

5.0

absolutely adored this book. It takes risks, is raw, dark, satirical, funny, with the wittiest dialogue I’ve ever read. It doesn’t shy away from showing grit, and morally questionable sides of war, from violence, to how institutions are run, to prostitution. To this day it draws parallels to flaws in today’s society which was refreshing, eye-opening, and terrifying all into one. Phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual assault and Terminal illness

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I think the only flaw is that this book is just joke, after joke, which drags a bit long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, and War

Moderate: Gore and Sexual content

laynie_rearick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Gaslighting, and War

lauramcc7's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

haleyd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Excrement, Trafficking, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Classism

A sometimes humorous, sometimes depressing classic full of paradoxes and contradictions that only prove themselves true, this take on WWII was a bit difficult for me to get through. Once I knew the writing style was to intentionally include these opposites, I became bored and would fall asleep after a few pages. It went more quickly toward the end, but then it was just so sad in some of the final pages, it was that what became the challenge for me. I'm reading this as part of a goal to get through several lists of "banned books" I've found. While I don't think any books should be truly banned, this one made me think several times, "Eek. This is part of the reason this was banned." Most of that is because it is so repulsive and very graphic. But also, things were quite different when this book was written which is evidenced by some of the behaviors wherein described. It could possibly be argued that children's minds are too vulnerable, but I would personally argue that I'd be confident letting my own teenage child read this, knowing that I've raised her well. However, I would definitely warn her that she likely wouldn't want to.

atorno's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and War

impeachnixon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Antisemitism

ginadapooh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and War

hot_water's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Racism