Reviews tagging 'War'

Blasted by Sarah Kane

17 reviews

chloe_hazel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

felicityebhaslin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

I hate shock value fictional literature like this. I admit that if you remove the shock value, there’s still a lot going on. But I just don’t see the point of using violence as a device like this… there are other ways of making a point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

oraclebykittie's review against another edition

3.5

At home I'm clean. Like it never happened. Tell them you saw me. Tell them you saw me.

brutal, but its striking how much of this piece consists of characters sitting quietly and uncomfortably between moments of extreme violence. seems like a difficult play to direct. i wonder what it would look like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs and Xenophobia

stfrancisjude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War

plastik_child's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Cannibalism

emha's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Excrement

jenmachin_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and War

lucymoosie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

pseudolain's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse

recriminator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Excrement