Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

271 reviews

dobbywobby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

noi_izora's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

0.5

It caused my OCD/anxiety to spike because the sad truth about this book is that we are slowly reaching the reality of events in the book into modern society. There are no heroic or super action-based moments, besides

Torture

If you have anxiety that can easily be heightened, I do NOT recommend reading.  
If you do read please remember that this book is a warning. NOT a guide! It is creepy how similar the world of the book and reality are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Police brutality, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, and Body horror

monsty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Torture

lilcarol's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

ari_oreo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.75

ow. My brain. It’s broken

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Violence, Body horror, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, and Emotional abuse

dangerousmindsbook's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

La decepción fue personal porque creía que venía una culminación de todo el desenlace pero los malos ganan 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Violence, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

saaaam_j's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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

3.0

I would have loved to have read this book when it first came out to see what my reaction would have been then compared to now. Since we are much more aware of surveillance and social conditioning, a lot of the ideas were not shocking to me. I also found the leadup to the main events drawn-out and unnecessary. What was surprising to me is how relevant many of the topics are today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War

mindins's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

Dentro de todo estuvo muy bien, me gustó la construcción de mundo y el personaje de O'Brien fue para mí el mejor, pero Julia fue tan poco memorable, como esos largos párrafos hablando de política que me llegaron a aburrir, pero dentro de todo fue un buen libro, especialmente la 3ra parte, 

donde sinceramente no me estaba detalles de la tortura

y por algún motivo me decepcionó el protagonista al final, pero me imagino que más tenía sentido que ocurriera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

Moderate: Fatphobia, War, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility and Rape

itsyourgalyazza's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape

extru's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

One of the first book I read after a long break from books. ( The last one I read before The break was warrior cats Series lol). It's so good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: War