Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

1984 by George Orwell

8 reviews

haiqanoor's review against another edition

it’s so boring, all the main character does is complain and be a misogynist -

the only mildly interesting thing he did was was write in that book and then he went straight back to having beef with some kids

- i don’t remember the guy’s name and orwell is a snitch so

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Torture, and Classism

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

skipper1513's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

• A fairly quick read for a classic
• Unforgettable moments (both good and bad..)
• Lengthy political details scattered around

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Torture

smolmeg's review

1.25

weird book. female characters were written very badly. execution undermined a lot of the morals or underlying messages this book was trying to make.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

at one point, Winston confesses to Julia that he had fantasies of raping her and killing her with a brick. She laughs about it and they have sex immediately afterwards

to give you a good idea about how the female characters are portrayed

junheechuu's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: War, Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Classism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy

jfield351's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

This book I read between the 24th and 26th of January as part of the Dymocks reading challenge for 'A book adapted for screen'. It was okay. The book was very dense and most of it was internal monologue and not dialogue. I did find it interesting, how the author had devised a whole world, a whole language based on where he thought communism would get to. Obviously the book has issues with sexism and racism, which I can't tell if they're from the author's beliefs or just from the main character Winston's beliefs. Definitely does not pass the Bechdel test. Some of the characters seem so unreal, but perhaps that is just a product of writing about a horrible futuristic world from the forties. For example, how <spolier> Julia just falls in love with Winston and gives him a note almost immediately. Given the political climate this just did not make sense to me. Neither did O'Brien willingly telling Winston about the Brotherhood, but then I read the ending and that part was cleared up for me. . It was a very easy book to read as I found it quite interesting, although, one of the chapters lasted 40 pages and included Winston reading a book, was just a retelling of information that the audience already knew. I did not like that chapter. It's a very different book to what I usually read but I did enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, War, Alcohol, Blood, Death, and Violence

Minor: Sexism, Racism, and Rape

labohemeperdue's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.0

Me he leído este libro porque lo tenía en pendientes desde hace muchísimo tiempo, pero sabiendo que había envejecido muy mal en lo que se refiere a temas de género. El libro apesta a señoro de una manera que es asquerosa y solo puede entender que se haya convertido en un super clásico porque salió justo en los inicios de la Guerra Fría por parte de un autor ya reconocido. Porque el libro me ha parecido simple y llanamente malo. La parte final

a partir de que atrapan a Windston

me ha resultado algo más de interés pero en general me ha parecido un panfleto mal escrito sin profundidad ni en su mundo ni, muchísimo menos, en la construcción de sus personajes. Si los protagonistas fuesen adolescentes y lo hubiese escrito una mujer en 2012 tendríamos clarísimo que es una de las muchas distopías juveniles de la época que destacaban por muchas cosas menos por calidad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Death

strawberrysheepie's review

dark slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, War, Torture, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail