Reviews tagging 'Torture'

1984 by George Orwell

557 reviews

singingshooter's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

very entering, feels like a movie! Makes me want to go back and read the original version 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War and Sexual content

brennahbrown's review

dark sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Torture, Confinement, Sexual content, and Violence

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The audio bites were obviously all over TikTok and I knew it would be a (thought)crime not to listen 🙂‍↔️

The torture scene between O’Brien and Winston was obviously hot and twisted 🫠 But man did Andrew Garfield nail it!

Absolutely astonishing. What a star casting too! I loved Romesh’s Parsons, but also thoroughly appreciated Cynthia’s Julia too. The Andrew (Garfield and Scott) casting obviously was a winner. 
5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Torture, Police brutality, and Body horror

swimfast724's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

I read this in high school and I'm so glad I did. It was hard to read, it was very long, and it was pretty sexually explicit. But I'm glad I read it because it opened my eyes. It fascinated me so much that it basically defined the dystopian genre I never knew existed and it's now my favorite genre. It's hard to get through the description but it's so important. Not a word is wasted.
The fact that Orwell basically predicted the future is both incredible and terrifying. We need to stop before it's too late. I have a favorite quote from Einstein that says:  "I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots and the world is doomed." This is exactly where we are as a society today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Genocide, Sexual content, Classism, Police brutality, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, Grief, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Child abuse

Minor: Body shaming and Abandonment

readerontheroad's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Audible/Amazon knew exactly what they were doing when casting Andrew Scott as O’Brien…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

voidbagel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Physical abuse

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

4.0

Rating this based off the Audible version I listened to, which for the performance and music alone zwas wow… always knew what the story was about but never read it. It was enjoyable and I can see why it’s a classic. Sure it’s extreme - that’s the whole point. Tom Hardy as Big Brother was awesome, but he did sound like Bane lol. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, War, Murder, and Death

fedeee's review against another edition

inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Torture

andrealinia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

childdeirdre's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? No

3.5

The acting was outstanding. Some scenes were hard to listen to. And the production was excellent. I knew where we were and what was happening at all times, which is often not the case for me with productions heavy in music and sound effects. However, the delivery of the story felt rushed. I felt as if part of the characters' development was just skipped and this made it harder for me to care about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Body horror