Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

19 reviews

endlessblankpages's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Incest, and Violence

sagelikesscats's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism

kamilawithak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Hate crime, Drug use, Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, Incest, Violence, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Homophobia

lonicera_fragrantissima's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Classism, Racism, and Violence

gwennypenny15's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This audiobook was scary how relevant it is still to this day but I wish it was only 8 hours. It just really dragged down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Rape

lydvos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny and Mental illness

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

 Invisible Man follows the unnamed Black narrator from the end of high school through the first few years of his early adulthood. And they were undoubtedly tumultuous years as his dream of college was snatched away from him, his efforts to gain employment sabotaged, and his involvement in community activism marginalised and hijacked. The many ways the narrator’s race stopped people from seeing him for who truly was because they were so blinded by their preconceptions of what a Black man was, and the way he altered his way of being in accordance with those preconceptions made a big impact. His treatment by the Brotherhood and their use of issues of importance to the Black community in general, certainly has many parallels in more contemporary social movements. I found this to be a challenging read and I sometimes struggled to understand exactly what was happening and what it meant. This was especially true for the more surreal aspects in the plot. But I’m glad I stuck with it since my effort was well rewarded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

sydneylount's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Incest

ratthew86's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Police brutality, Cursing, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

jadenbailey's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Gore, and Police brutality