Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Novela de ajedrez by Stefan Zweig

34 reviews

meesh150's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

thats_eli's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mellbutrin's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Torture

Minor: Genocide and Antisemitism

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

redempta's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism, War, and Classism

nova123's review against another edition

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

4.5

unerwartet fesselnd geschrieben

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism and War

jakepasseri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.25

Certainly an interesting read, but I enjoyed it either way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Torture

nejenek's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Zweites deutsches Buch. Wirklich spannend. Ich habe die Novelle an einem Tag gelesen, obwohl ich es schwierig finde, das auf Deutsch zu machen. Trotzdem konnte ich die Schönheit von Zweigs Sprache genießen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

aude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Torture

mbichaela's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

ENG

It started like reading chess foreplay and then it evolved into the critisism of the regime and exploration of human mind. Genial. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture