Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

19 reviews

sadie_g's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I was very intrigued while reading this, and I thought it was fascinating that it expressed the dangers of unfounded accusations. 

Very much just a book of girls lying, and I love that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy and Torture

eilatan6991's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Torture, Miscarriage, Child death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

qalshrame's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Racism

Minor: Death and Torture

daisymayduck's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

Read this for school as I’m doing a scene from it in drama. Really enjoyed it actually- easy to follow and it’s very engaging- always leaving you wondering what will happen next. Would love to see it onstage

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Violence

Minor: Torture

That said- we don’t see most of this actually onstage it’s more talked about

lizkocher's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, Child death, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and Violence

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture

bookiemadi's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Religious bigotry

Minor: Torture and Murder

leavesandsky's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The book and movie are very good examples of what I imagine the Salem Witch Trials to be like. Everyone was paranoid and shouting, and it was very easy to be immersed in the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Torture and Sexual harassment

orchidlilly's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

3.0

I actually liked a book school made me read? Wild, I know. But despite the sexism and the raging historical inaccuracies, it was fun to read. Maybe it was made more enjoyable by the fact that I got to watch my classmates read it out loud in horror and shame. The best thing you can do is make a bunch of high schoolers read out the lines of a horned up 17th-century character lol.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Cursing, Murder, and Ableism

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Ableism, and Classism

ava4018379392's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was the best book I have ever read in school. I love how I was actually interested in what was going on in the story. I would highly recommend as a book to read; especially in class.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture