Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

19 reviews

kables_reads's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Slavery, and Death

coolfijiwater's review

challenging dark sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bubblyfemme's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Gore, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

abrose2001's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

 There could've been a worse portrayal of the ethnicities, and is is from 1688.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Death, and Violence

Minor: Rape

woahnelly's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Riveting read. Tad racist but also woke for the time so ya canny argue too much.. also Aphra Behn is a bit of a badass so give her a holla!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

peskimo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Slavery, and Violence

lquel's review

dark

2.0

incredibly racist depictions. the story is written from a coloniser’s point of view.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

annajones's review

dark informative sad fast-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ectoplasmjames's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence