Reviews tagging 'War'

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

15 reviews

autonomous_lass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Alcohol

david_vercauteren's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity and Xenophobia

tsuba's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-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

Intriguing story, inspiring ideas, highlighting the horrors and stupidity of war
BUT

Blatant sexism, misogynism, 0 likeable characters or any character writing at all, apart from the author self-insert. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, War, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

itsnicholaslashay's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

bryelle's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.5

Sci-fi war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and War

lhirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Homophobia

spacebornfew's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, War, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Misogyny

Minor: Xenophobia

unluckycat13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark relaxing sad

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

Extremely sexist and bigoted. Use of allegory covers up disturbing issues with the content. Implied rape. Heavy sexism and homophobia on the part of the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexism

athnyx230's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content

jmondy's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Drug use and Homophobia