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cowardlyteaman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Winston would randomly get this urge to either rape or kill people who did nothing else but exist in his presence. It was tiring, not thought-provoking. I liked him much better in part three of the book, though! Ironically enough, maybe, but his whole character during part one and two was being a pig. That was completely out of focus during part three! Splendid.
Julia should have been removed entirely. I didn't like her in the beginning, and I didn't like her at the end. Her whole character was having sex and saying foul things. If you try too hard to make a character who's supposed to be controversial and rebellious, you end up with a character I only want to die in a pit.
O'Brien.🫶 He saved the book, to be honest. I genuinely believe that this book would have been 5 stars for me if Orwell had removed Julia and spent more time building on Winston and O'Brien's relationship instead.
All in all, I do believe that this book was worth it. I read it for history, and during the first half, I thought of this book as complete and utter bullshit. But at least I came to like it—really like it towards the end.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
gnathan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs
iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Antisemitism
helenaruby's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, and War
readerorwateva's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, and War
carnivalchimera's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Classism
pabi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism and Slavery
friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
-The ideas in this book are interesting but i really did not like the actual story or writing style.
-This does not need to be as graphic as it is.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Vomit
soggygarlicknot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Torture, Police brutality, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia