Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

24 reviews

ingaplinga's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Colonisation

arroweee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

This is honestly the worst Steineck book I've ever had the displeasure of reading. It's nothing more than a grim sobfest poorly disguised with a moral of 'don't be greedy'. The sexism is always obvious in his works, but it's especially glaring here, and it doesn't even have the decency to be interesting like Of Mice and Men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: Colonisation

vvaanneessssaa's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

If you liked animal farm, you will love this. It is the same in concept, where complex and high-level ideas are conveyed in simple language and plain events. It was deeply chilling and the ending was shocking, but it provided the best possible end for this story. This is a tale of greed, ambition, loss of humanity, corruption, and ultimate despair, but I cannot describe it as anything less than a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

marinapaso11's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

prideandparchment's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Blood and Colonisation

lily_kruse's review against another edition

challenging sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Hate crime

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

readolddeadguys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood

mirjali's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kowai_mangl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Death, Sexism, Violence, and Blood