Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

8 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I've always been fascinated by the radio broadcast and subsequent panic, so I figured I should read the full story. I can imagine how petrifying it would be to tune into this story, not knowing it's fiction, and hearing about these Martians just tearing into humanity for apparently no reason. The descriptions got the point across but we're still vague enough that the incomprehensibility enhanced the terror. It's interesting that at any point in history, when there is a catastrophe, there's a white supremacist planning a ~new society~ which happens to rely on eugenics. We don't know how that character winds up in the end. It was truly pure luck that the Martians succumbed to Earth bacteria and not the other way around, like an invasive species or colonisation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Blood

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Slavery

hanbu's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, War, Death, and Genocide

academy_killer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

michayla13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Alcohol

thelunarmouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War