Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Hester Blum

16 reviews

theologize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood

novelyon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

i can't believe the novel started with the "there is only one bed" trope and ended with ahab trying to attack and dethrone God

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Cannibalism

captahab's review against another edition

dark funny informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this book. Obsession with an unknowable thing and the desire to understand what can’t be understood! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, and Blood

msjenne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

yavin_iv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative reflective slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Xenophobia, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs and Medical trauma

Minor: Antisemitism and Cannibalism