Reviews tagging 'Death'

Un Mundo Feliz by Aldous Huxley

39 reviews

random19379's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Classism, Mental illness, Sexism, and Addiction

Moderate: Abortion and Addiction

Minor: Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, and Vomit

featherinthewind's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Of course this book is always one I recommend just because of how profound it is, and while a complicated read, I still enjoyed it to the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

tramonta's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

2.0

hated it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Xenophobia

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Suicide, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Vomit, Hate crime, Violence, War, and Body shaming

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Abortion, Child abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual assault

jennyvlaar's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Abortion

linguistictabby's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death of parent, Self harm, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

soupsswagreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1984’s opposite dystopian, a true classic reflecting the values of society and influence of psychological conditioning. This book will open your eyes to the disturbing and yet somewhat intriguing dangers of a totalitarian rule. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault, Death, and Drug abuse

befreckledbookworm's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

“Brave New World” is the last work I had to read for my AP Literature class and I think it beats “The Awakening” for the title of Worst Classic. Everything about this book disgusted me, from the world building to the treatment of indigenous cultures as a monolith and them being the “scourge” of society so to speak. I understand that Huxley was making commentary on the rise of fascism but that does not excuse the racism and lack of research when it came to proper representation. The research materials existed then, try putting them. Any ideology built around Freudian theory is an instant “no” from me, and any person who has taken a basic psychology class will agree with me. Freud was a disgusting man and the fact that his teachings became part of the belief system in this book should serve as a red flag. Same thing goes for the ideology also being built on the beliefs of Henry Ford, who was a massive anti-Semite and a disgusting capitalist. Needless to say, I hate this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

kirame's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

burn_the_letters's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual content