Reviews tagging 'War'

1984 by George Orwell

295 reviews

marbledcalico's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Murder

euannn900's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This book is incredible. It thoroughly deserves it's place as a literature classic. It is dark and challenging, a terrifying reflection on human nature. It is everything that a dystopian should be. The Party has a disturbing control over its people creating such an eerie world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: War and Violence

heinzbeanboy's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Classism, War, Gaslighting, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

kj_1429's review

challenging dark reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Minor: Misogyny and War

oystersauce's review

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and War

Minor: Rape

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Gore, and Alcohol

Moderate: Stalking, Infertility, Vomit, Toxic relationship, War, Murder, Mental illness, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, and Rape

yzer2468's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Gore, Torture, Confinement, Police brutality, Genocide, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

viviankeithley's review

dark informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Vomit, War, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Murder, and Sexual content

imaginefishes's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

Terrifying to read and realise some of the parallels between this world and ours in Singapore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Xenophobia, Death, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

bailie_leandi_'s review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Kidnapping, and War