Reviews tagging 'Torture'

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

28 reviews

scheller_bg31's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

molliundera_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

0.25

Literally nothing like I was expecting? This turned into a book about a toxic relationship pretty much. Yes I get the point that the images they were seeing at work was what was making them mentally ill and toxic, but the focus was on a romantic relationship, not even really on individual mental health. The ending was awful. And also the fact this was supposed to be written as a letter to a lawyer was completely irrelevant and unnecessary. 
That’s not even mentioning the unnecessary homophobia, racism, antisemitism, and fat phobia. Slurs and conversation of these topics were played off as a joke at first, then by the end were cemented as actual beliefs several characters held. 
It has a pretty cover. Literally the only good thing I can say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

rayne_1906's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

1 hour 9 minutes - I must admit I was expecting more from this book. I feel it could have dived a lot deeper into the issues it discussed, and I disagree with the general consensus that this book explores a myriad of graphically depicted triggering things - at most they were brief mentions. The most interesting part of this book by far was the relationship between the main characters. I thought it was well done to an extent - the reader doesn't really think the relationship is too far out of the ordinary because of the lens it is being viewed from, as the narrator's job has completely skewed any sense of morality to fit the black and white guidelines she is expected to assign content to, day in, day out. However, I feel the book could have done a better job at completing this, as the ending is so abrupt I had to check I wasn't missing pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

dracovulpini's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

ruddsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

erinj_96's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.75

Ugh! I wanted this book to be so jarring and messed up and it fell so flat.  The premise is super strong and I wish it was more the moderators having to watch the videos and do something about it and less about the characters outside of work.  Like many people, I’m super confused by the ending and how we go there.  I mean, Kayleigh isn’t a good person but the breaking and entering thing seems random and out of character.  I’m rating this low bc I’m disappointed that it’s not what I thought it would be

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jlautry's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Very quick, fast read. I read this one in just a couple hours. It’s a fictional story about people who work for a content moderation company. I don’t think I’ve ever sat and thought about what terrible things content moderators are exposed to every day and how it affects their relationships and their psyche. I think this is a worthwhile read for anyone. I wasn’t a fan of the ending…it was weird. But overall I liked it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

alkarasi's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

1.5

Not really what I was expecting, I read it all in one sitting since it's so short. It ends rather abruptly and thus the book feels incomplete. I didn't like the ending at all, it didn't even feel like a proper "end" and felt more like the end of a chapter. I also feel like it tried too hard to shock the reader with a final twist that didn't really hit. A real shame, since I actually really enjoyed the first half of the book, I just wish it went differently. I recognize the fact that it's well written, but it's not my thing, I see why some people might like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship