Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

1984 by George Orwell

36 reviews

seulgireads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Gaslighting and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: War, Sexual content, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Death

sp0okysandwich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Cursing, Confinement, and Sexual content

iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.0

This book is an amazing work of art and I think it is important for everyone to read it, however it was quite difficult to get through and very difficult emotionally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism

alinantali's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, War, and Rape

elihrus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Antisemitism, Police brutality, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Slavery, and Abandonment

pabi's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Excrement, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, War, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

My thoughts while reading:
-The ideas in this book are interesting but i really did not like the actual story or writing style. 

-This screams written by a man. Also disgusting towards women. 

In my opinion this is overhyped and I really dont like george orwell. 

-Yes the book is sometimes interesting but mostly it is boring and outdated. 
-This does not need to be as graphic as it is.

-This book is about how the whole world turned into a giant cult, features a spineless mc and doesnt make any sense in the interactions between people in it. The relationship with Julia didnt make sense at all and the relationship with O’brian didnt either. 

-A lot of big words and ideas but non are applicable. This is just opression and gaslighting. I just do not care! 

-This is probably the worst book I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Gun violence, Stalking, Torture, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.75

The beginning can be a bit difficult to understand and slow to get into. But once as you really get into it and appreciate the world building, it opens your eyes to why this is considered a classic. There is a deep examination on what it means to be human at the root of this book that I think is often overlooked in favor of the political debates. The characters are complex people in a complex world. It is a very dark read but not a "feels good" book if that's what you are looking for. I personally appreciate the seriousness and the depth of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, War, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Stalking, Cursing, Infidelity, Ableism, and Homophobia

lizzardbeth99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Misogyny, and Body horror

laurenu8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, and Death of parent