Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

El Corazón de las Tinieblas by Joseph Conrad

61 reviews

912jae's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Colonisation, and Classism

amorphousbl0b's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

An interminable onslaught of metaphor and misery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Racial slurs, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, and War

Minor: Gore, Violence, and Cannibalism

diana_raquel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

yourfavebookhoarder's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cannibalism

Several instances of the N word, including within the first 10 pages.

elsie_n's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, and Cannibalism

potterpav's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.25

me rating this less than 2.5 stars seems like a red sniper's dot should appear on my forehead any moment now but frankly atp i do not care. credit where credit's due, i like how it was a story within a story (one of the things i liked abt frankenstein and kokoro too, i just think its cool to get perspectives within perspectives) and i like the brief sentences about the scenery but whewwwwww the rest of this book was heavy and sad and depressing. it was just depressing. its a classic and i understand why it's still so famous today but surely there's better texts about colonialisation to be read? i am waiting for the realisation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

dustypaw's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Chronic illness, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

pyrorchis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation