Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien

5 reviews

aimee2meee_no's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Incest, Torture, and Kidnapping

Death. Lots of death.

near the end of the book, the main character accidentally marries his sister. When the pregnant sister learns of their familial ties, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Later, the main character also kills himself.

aisabel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

askhualrak's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Slavery, and Torture

littlecat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Because of the title I wish it had a bit more focus on Turins sisters, (also his Mom, I think she is really interesting!). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Slavery, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Suicide, and Torture

the incest is between adult siblings who have not grown up together, they are unaware of their relation

ssgcedits's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Worse than following the misfortunes and misadventures of well-rounded characters is imagining a parent (or grandparent) watching it all with no chance of helping them, or looking away, or moving, or dying. It is a dark story and perhaps not as easy to follow as some of Tolkien's more famous books, but every bit as brilliant. I also loved learning a bit more about the history of Middle Earth. My edition had a lovely foreword by Christopher Tolkien (RIP), where he offers a bit more context and a few linguistic explanations - a real cherry on top!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Torture, and Murder