Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

110 reviews

pixiecaps's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

5.0

the comfort in this novels absurdity is unparalleled. 

the novels able to share an extremely tragic and dark story while simultaneously cracking jokes and making the weight of the book feel so light. a must read for those who appreciate more reflective historical pieces with some nice sci fi. 

“You’ll pretend you were men instead of babies, you’ll be played in the movies by Frank Sinatra and John Wayne or some other glamorous, war loving, dirty old men. And war will look just wonderful, so we’ll have a lot more of them. And they’ll be fought by babies like the babies upstairs.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, and Murder

indentyourcode's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Slaughterhouse-Five (Or The Children's Crusade) is the trademark Vonnegut book.

Informed by his own experiences in the war, Vonnegut examines what makes humans human. The good and the bad, the love and the hate. His satire of American capitalism and patriotism cut to the bone and are equally as relevant today as they were then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

danielleor's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

yonic_boom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Violence

gdenav's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

laval's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Most of my warning come from the fact that this takes place during World War Two. A bombing is an event of the book, which I would not consider as it is mentioned within the first few pages of the book. So just be cautious as any events that make you upset about wwii is most likely in here.

chig_flicks's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

coskob's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow, this was really good. Horrifying and gross and very of-its-time writing style (complete with more than a few eye-roll-y choices but whatever), but I liked how it played with structure and narration. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Slavery

demo's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

caitlinjohnson6a88b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content