Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Rød revolt by Pierce Brown

58 reviews

artmuseam's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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i wasn’t entirely sure what i was expecting when i first started this book, but wow. this interesting concept of people being divided in a social hierarchy by colors (red, pink, brown, gold, and so on) and seeing the beginning of a revolution from there was an incredible story to follow. i especially loved darrow’s character as someone who went through fifteen new experiences all in one setting and yet remained a headstrong, loyal person. the action was super intense as well and kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time (some scenes were a little TOO intense…check content warnings!) one thing i will say that i wasn’t a big fan of was the writing style. maybe i’m just the type of people who like more detail and showiness, but the writing itself felt bland with so much of narration and explanation of scenes going on rather than really putting me in the moment. this might be a personal take for me so if anyone else enjoys this type of writing style, this book is for you!! 4/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use

aelytacchan's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

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I can't say I understand why Red Rising is a fan favorite. It wasn't bad, but its tempo is so gruelling that I almost DNFd it - saved only by the fact I already had all the audiobooks from a past sale.

I didn't love it, I didn't hate it, but I found a lot of it foul. I think that might be on purpose, but a lot of the violence seemed unnecessary and out of bounds even for the world's laws and customs.

Women were constantly used as symbols, to further plot points, or as convenient caretakers. Despite there being women peppered into the story, they were mostly inconsequential or, when they were of consequence, they just naturally decided they would rather follow Darrow.

I'll take some time to reflect on whether I want to invest more time into the following books, seeing as they're somewhat on the longer side, but as of now, I don't particularly feel like jumping into the next part of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

dennyiii's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Classism

marla_arguelles's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War

n0elle's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent

ejjay7's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very slow start, with lots of easy sci fi tropes to set the scene, but with an explosive last half. Brave New World x Hunger Games x Dune, with good moral quandaries and deep characters. Sets up the world well, I’m very excited to learn more about it as the series progresses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Colonisation

alexis_baldwin92's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Rape

readsbyrach's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Vomit

krzzykitty92's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really debated on whether this felt like 2.5 or 3.5 stars, so I averaged it out. This book ranges from being boring and predictable; to gripping, horrifying, and full of political intrigue. I like the backstory we get, I find the color caste system interesting and I love a good rebellion arc. However, there are plot points that don't seem necessary and quite a few that feel rushed or underdeveloped. I wish there was more explanation for the whole "arena," Hunger Games like element in this book. It really went from like 70-1,000,000 in the action without enough explanation or motivation from the characters. And this made the parts that felt slow or tedious even more frustrating to get through. 

I defiantly favored the first and last third of this book. I will definitely continue the series, I am just a little let down by the hype. So far the best part is the dirty politics and espionage.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty