Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

9 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

This felt very… meandering? Feels like 80% of the book was just descriptions of people running away and/or travelling to other places and how starving or mean or “silly” they are. Pretty sexist and racist; making reference to indigenous american people when talking about violent invading aliens was certainly A Choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, War, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

wondawilson's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

verysillygoose's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Child death

typedtruths's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and War

Moderate: Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Sexism and Ableism

➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical sexism and ableism, dead bodies, alcohol consumption, presumed death of a wife, death of a friend, gun violence, whipping, near-drowning incident, stampede, building collapse, boating accident, military violence and battle scenes, and animal death (off-page, horse).

tifferent's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

3.25

Mainly listened to this because it was free on audible. That being said, it was a good book, even though I knew most of the twists from the various adaptations it was still enjoyable. I did not feel any connection to the characters, however, which did hamper my enjoyment a little. They seemed very one dimensional, there solely for things to happen to. I can appreciate this book for the classic that it is, but one read is enough for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Minor: Sexism

bookishchef's review against another edition

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

2.75

Probably very impressive for its time, but nothing special now. The story meanders and sometimes manages to be boring (which is almost an achievement for a book so short). Over all, I thought it was okay although the blatant sexism did take me out of the story many times over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Genocide, Body horror, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Confinement, Cannibalism, Child death, and Misogyny

michayla13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Alcohol

greyreadseverything's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

wai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

This is an interesting book and it's easy to see why H.G. Wells is a classic in science fiction literature. It's incredibly novel for the period of time that it was written and intensely imaginative given their level of technology and scientific knowledge. I was also surprised because I didn't realize how much horror and suspense was involved. Even for a short book it is rather slow going, largely because of the limitations of the narrator - there is a large amount of running around, and a large portion of the book detailing weeks of hiding. which is realistic but not necessarily compelling. The narrator is also not the most likeable character. He exhibits minor prejudices common with the 19th century but not necessarily excessive, just occasional mentions of women as weaker than men, as well as some ableism as he meets other characters that are so terrified they "descend into madness" and how they are weak for that. This is why I only rate it 3.75 stars, because otherwise the concepts that Wells introduced into the scifi genre are really compelling and interesting, particularly the demise that the Martians meet. Plus the fact that there is a relatively happy ending (for the narrator at least) is a nice ending contrast to the rest of the tone of the novel, which is largely meant to cause the fear, anxiety and panic that the characters were feeling. 

All in all, a great read for a scifi nerd but may fall flat for people not interested in this genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Sexism and Ableism