Reviews tagging 'Torture'

1984 by George Orwell

573 reviews

dobbyssocks421's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Forced institutionalization, War, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

yusufmohi's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

After i finished a  dark, surrealistic, gloomy, confusing emotional book known as Kafka on the shore. All i need a break to get out from that Kafka and his world... So i choose randomly sci-fi classic Orwell's 1984 i know nothing aboht this book... I just thought it will be adventurous coz it's an dystopian sci-fi.. But i was Dead wrong...it's like "Thief is released from the prison but arrested again"...right from the beginning this novel is challenging for me, a total nightmare until it's very end.
Kindly know about your novel before you read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Slavery, War, and Physical abuse

ninnicannotspell's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-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

3.0

The book as a story for enjoyment is a 0/5 star but the message within is 5/5 stars. Complicated book that I love to hate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Gore, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

catsteaandabook's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Minor: Rape

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Classism, Slavery, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Body horror, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

marygg3's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Audible needs to take the casting directors and give them a raise. An incredibly powerful book on its own, it was turned into a masterpiece by the talented men and women who participated in its realization. The dramatization was incredible, the cast on point and the music outstanding. All in all, one of the greatest pieces of literature and an amazing adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Police brutality, and War

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 against another edition

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 against another edition

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