Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

77 reviews

els4lp's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Vomit

cicizzy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Einen Stern müsste ich bei dieser Version allein schon wegen des Vorworts abziehen. Habecks Vorwort spoilert den Inhalt des Buches. Als Nachwort wäre es weitaus besser gewesen. 

Den Schreibstil und die Geschichte mochte ich gern. Es gab zwar auch viele Beschreibungen und wenig "zeigen" aber das hat mich nicht gestört. Christoph Maria Herbst hat das Buch einfach wunderbar vorgelesen (bis auf ein paar englische Teile, die doch sehr deutsch klangen). 
Beim Hören des Buches musste ich öfters an Edward Snowden und seine Enthüllungen, die Möglichkeiten der heutigen Technik zur Überwachung oder auch China und Nordkorea denken. Es ist schon erschreckend, wie viel ein Staat kontrollieren und wissen könnte, wenn er wollte.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Stalking and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

mnm2003's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.25

Great start, good going, not well ending .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

jthyme's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

 

 

The Party really said Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss! 😭

3.5/5

 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

chain's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Rape, and Suicide

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nadinesnutsandbeans's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

3.0

Interesting to read and compare to present life, but a slow read, particularly section 2 and not really a gripping read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and War

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

ggcd1981's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Gun violence and Rape

nenah_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent