Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Candide by Voltaire

7 reviews

evgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

It’s a satire and it’s funny. I don’t think it’s for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Antisemitism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Violence, Classism, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Animal death

ayphyx's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-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

3.5

This shit crazy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, War, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Genocide, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lay_kone's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual violence, War, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Animal death, Slavery, Torture, and Antisemitism

Minor: Cannibalism

trixiebelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, and Misogyny

al_ex's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Blood, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

honestly just don’t read it

buildingtaste's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

Amazing how I get so fed up with modern authors for going too fast through plot developments or not reasonably establishing the world, meanwhile Voltaire can be like "and then they went to South America for a bit" and I'll say "wow ok Francois where are you going with this one?" and the answer is "never mind that; we need to tend our garden."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Colonisation, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Antisemitism, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Islamophobia

Not sure I covered all the things that go down in this book, pretty much every chapter has some absolutely abysmal content.

roadki77's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.75

Was forced to read a boring portion for English class, but was delighted after reading the full thing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, and Religious bigotry