Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

4 reviews

fahyhallowell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Fascinating to read this tale of two epidemics in the midst of our current pandemic. Many elements ring true such as conspiracy theorists popping up. Aside from time travel, the technology is comiclly antique - phones had video screens but that's about it. I appreciated the classic British humor in the present as a break from the grimness of the past. 100% recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Classism

rachelish's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gore, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty

kittyfan9hh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Child death, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Terminal illness, Vomit, Animal death, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Rape, Antisemitism, and Xenophobia

Mentions of a fictional pandemic in 2014, detailed depiction of a deadly flu outbreak and of the bubonic plague