Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Regeneration by Pat Barker

5 reviews

swansuponledas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Classism

patriciapueyolopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Classism

erinbrenner's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

davbat's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

Well written and engaging. Remarkable that the author could take one of the saddest periods in British history and write it in a way that provokes almost no emotion or sympathy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Classism

caitban's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Classism