Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

1984 by George Orwell

153 reviews

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

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

childdeirdre's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

3.5

The acting was outstanding. Some scenes were hard to listen to. And the production was excellent. I knew where we were and what was happening at all times, which is often not the case for me with productions heavy in music and sound effects. However, the delivery of the story felt rushed. I felt as if part of the characters' development was just skipped and this made it harder for me to care about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Body horror

bilbili's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Emotional abuse, War, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

te_ss_i's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, War, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Genocide, Mental illness, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

patchedspines's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Colonisation, Violence, and Alcohol

birrebir's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

m8n1ight's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Sehr eindrucksvoll (hab sogar mehrmals davon geträumt), den Aspekt der Neusprache fand ich super interessant, die Charaktere (und den Teil kurz vor dem Ende) eher so na ja

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting