Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

105 reviews

sunny_not's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, and Death

lastsilversunset's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Excrement, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs

missmakaela's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Genocide, Mental illness, Death, War, and Violence

evannak's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence and War

norahculbertson's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

ri_lei_gh's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

emilysbookishlife's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Grief

a_reader_of_book's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This book was weird. But in a good way? I really don't know how else to describe it. I went in thinking this was just about experiences during WWII, but there was so much more. For example, I didn't expect aliens. So that was surprising! I feel like this book was about a lot of things while also being about almost nothing in terms of the apathetic life led by Billy Pilgrim. It's very unconventional, and I think that pairs well with the messages I thought Vonnegut was trying to convey. The discussions about the "necessity" of war and the descriptions of a decimated city felt eerily similar to the current tragedies occurring in Ukraine. As Billy would say, "So it goes." It's not a long book, so why not take the time to read it? As the Tralfamadorians would explain to you, time really isn't as sequential as we humans think it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

rubelube's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Op voorhand wist ik enkel dat Kurt Vonnegut dit boek had gebruikt om zijn ervaringen in Dresden te delen. Daarom was ik ook best verbaasd toen Billy Pilgrim

een tijdsreiziger bleek te zijn die ook ontvoerd wordt door aliens.

Echter geen onaangename verrassing. Vonnegut kan dankzij die tools mooi zijn verhaal brengen. Fantastisch anti-oorlogsboek. Putin zou het eens moeten lezen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Violence

_morgan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, War, Confinement, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Physical abuse and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Blood