Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

1984 by George Orwell

25 reviews

cdt96's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

A slow but necessary book. I think it offers a warning guide for us. Things people tend to call 1984-esque are not what this book is about. I think this book is a necessary read for those who may be complacent within the status quo, who view their hate as justified. I think this book is a tool to combat propaganda on some levels 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Police brutality, Torture, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol

alix_the_book_witch's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Great as a sociopolitical and historical analis yet boring, slow and kinda awful as a novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

archaicgambit's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is so misogynist. I get why this dystopia is iconic but like. There's been a lot better since.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Genocide, Death, and Colonisation

antoniaodernein's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Sexism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Death, Blood, and Hate crime

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

jnotaham's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Physical abuse

Minor: Antisemitism