nerdkitten's review against another edition
- 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
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
hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, War, Death, and Genocide
eatingfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
"Since the night of my return from Leatherhead I had not prayed. I had uttered prayers, fetish prayers, had prayed as heathens mutter charms when I was in extremity; but now I prayed indeed, pleading steadfast and sanely, face to face with the darkness of God. Strange night! Strangest in this, that so soon as dawn had come, I, who had talked with God, crept out of the house like a rat leaving its hiding place -- a creature scarcely larger, an inferior animal, a thing that for any passing whim of our masters might be hunted and killed. Perhaps they also prayed confidently to God. Surely, if we have learned nothing else, this war has taught us pity -- pity for those witless souls that suffer our dominion."
Fantastic story, tense through and through. The invading Martians bring pure terror with them, to the city of London and its inhabitants, and to the reader -- the detailed descriptions of the ghastly creatures bring them to life, viscerally.
A great book, one I can see myself returning to again and again.
Moderate: Death and Gore
typedtruths's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence and War
Moderate: Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Sexism and Ableism
➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical sexism and ableism, dead bodies, alcohol consumption, presumed death of a wife, death of a friend, gun violence, whipping, near-drowning incident, stampede, building collapse, boating accident, military violence and battle scenes, and animal death (off-page, horse).eatwritereadrepeat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore
bookishchef's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Genocide, Body horror, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, and Gore
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Confinement, Cannibalism, Child death, and Misogyny
giada_stockstill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Antisemitism
thelunarmouse's review against another edition
- 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
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
trulydevious's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: War, Violence, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Confinement
lilifane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, and Violence