Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

5 reviews

itsnicholaslashay's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

starshipengineer's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Rape

literamars's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Racism, and Rape

teabeakay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Honestly I'm not sure what the big deal is about this one. Perhaps it's just dated by its tropes. Certainly I can see how some of the concepts would have been novel in its time, but they only really comprise a small part of the book. The rest is just 'literature'.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

torpidcup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Unmitigated insanity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Sexism, and Violence