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ataraxie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape
beth_48's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, War, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Colonisation
heinzbeanboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Gaslighting, War, and Classism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
dangerousmindsbook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
cowardlyteaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Winston would randomly get this urge to either rape or kill people who did nothing else but exist in his presence. It was tiring, not thought-provoking. I liked him much better in part three of the book, though! Ironically enough, maybe, but his whole character during part one and two was being a pig. That was completely out of focus during part three! Splendid.
Julia should have been removed entirely. I didn't like her in the beginning, and I didn't like her at the end. Her whole character was having sex and saying foul things. If you try too hard to make a character who's supposed to be controversial and rebellious, you end up with a character I only want to die in a pit.
O'Brien.🫶 He saved the book, to be honest. I genuinely believe that this book would have been 5 stars for me if Orwell had removed Julia and spent more time building on Winston and O'Brien's relationship instead.
All in all, I do believe that this book was worth it. I read it for history, and during the first half, I thought of this book as complete and utter bullshit. But at least I came to like it—really like it towards the end.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
helenaruby's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, and War
san_dra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror and Racism
parenthesis_enjoyer'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
4.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, War, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infertility, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol
elijah__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Torture and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Child death, Racism, Alcohol, and Classism
accidentallyinlovefromshrek2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, War, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Xenophobia