Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

7 reviews

stevia333k's review

First of all, we've known about germ theory since the 1870's, so continuing to read this book today is just nazi propaganda at this point.

A king is trying to end an epidemic and gets called a "degenerate" for it because he actually cared about his people. He should be applauded.

But yeah, the prose is meandering & the performance is boring as fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Outing, Child abuse, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Ableism, and Death of parent

milkqbiscuit's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Violence

kelliegawhale's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, and Self harm

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Ableism, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Incest, Death, and Death of parent

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

A tragic classic. I already knew the story but finally I can say I've also read it. Fate is an interesting thing. I wonder if his fate would've been fulfilled had he not been sent away as a child? You see, he only killed his father and married his mother because he had no idea of their real identities — not because he wanted to specifically harm his parents, which you can also see in his self-destructive reaction to the horrible realisation.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Death, Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Self harm

strange's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Incest, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, and Abandonment

abby_reads_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence