Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

37 reviews

aelytacchan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense 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

3.5

I can't say I understand why Red Rising is a fan favorite. It wasn't bad, but its tempo is so gruelling that I almost DNFd it - saved only by the fact I already had all the audiobooks from a past sale.

I didn't love it, I didn't hate it, but I found a lot of it foul. I think that might be on purpose, but a lot of the violence seemed unnecessary and out of bounds even for the world's laws and customs.

Women were constantly used as symbols, to further plot points, or as convenient caretakers. Despite there being women peppered into the story, they were mostly inconsequential or, when they were of consequence, they just naturally decided they would rather follow Darrow.

I'll take some time to reflect on whether I want to invest more time into the following books, seeing as they're somewhat on the longer side, but as of now, I don't particularly feel like jumping into the next part of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dennyiii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

marla_arguelles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

n0elle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Torture, and Death of parent

ejjay7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? Yes

4.0

Very slow start, with lots of easy sci fi tropes to set the scene, but with an explosive last half. Brave New World x Hunger Games x Dune, with good moral quandaries and deep characters. Sets up the world well, I’m very excited to learn more about it as the series progresses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

alexis_baldwin92's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape

readsbyrach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood and Vomit

krzzykitty92's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

I really debated on whether this felt like 2.5 or 3.5 stars, so I averaged it out. This book ranges from being boring and predictable; to gripping, horrifying, and full of political intrigue. I like the backstory we get, I find the color caste system interesting and I love a good rebellion arc. However, there are plot points that don't seem necessary and quite a few that feel rushed or underdeveloped. I wish there was more explanation for the whole "arena," Hunger Games like element in this book. It really went from like 70-1,000,000 in the action without enough explanation or motivation from the characters. And this made the parts that felt slow or tedious even more frustrating to get through. 

I defiantly favored the first and last third of this book. I will definitely continue the series, I am just a little let down by the hype. So far the best part is the dirty politics and espionage.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

hesitantlitmas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism