Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

3 reviews

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Banging post-apocalyptic novel about the fragility of human society in the face of man-eating plants and blindness with a healthy dose of Cold War and satellite weapon commentary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, and Child death

Minor: Gun violence and Rape

elihrus's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad 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? No

4.0

A short fast book that makes you think about your worthiness as a human. Even though it was written in the 50s, you'll get a uneasy feeling that it was written just yesterday about modern times. The scarrines of civilization falling apart is really similar to modern ecology concerns.
Ignoring the tree page rant of one of the characters about women being good-for-nothing, it was a great dystopian quick read. Even though the characters were mostly flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gore, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

ymer's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Medical content, and Pregnancy