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francescabooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Violence, Torture, Sexism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Death, Colonisation, Blood, and Alcohol
dannythestreet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Torture
Moderate: Self harm and War
therobinjoyce's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
This book really isn’t for the faint of heart. Obviously, 1984 was written well before our day and the style of writing evidently shows that, but the principles and concepts conveyed in the pages of this book are very thought-provoking (as all of George Orwell's books are) and relevant even today.
Amazingly, he has created a dystopian world far different from what the reality of 1984 was actually like, but one, nonetheless, that is a stark warning to mankind if they continue down certain paths even nowadays.
Throughout the pages of the book, Orwell warns of the serious danger totalitarianism poses to society and goes to extreme lengths to demonstrate the terrifying degree of power and control which a totalitarian regime can acquire and maintain even without the use of much modern technology.
It was truly frightening to behold at certain points and definitely one to read. If you're after a gripping, dark, dystopian tale of seemingly doomed hope and espionage against a totalitarian government, you will most likely be thrilled to read this book. If however, you suffer from any kind of nervous disposition, please do not attempt this novel. One look at the content warnings below will give you a good understanding of why I say this...
TRIGGER WARNING: Torture, Violence, Physical Abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Death, Forced Institutionalization, Sexism, Gore, Sexual Content, Body Horror, Emotional Abuse, Rape, Sexual Violence, Suicidal Thoughts, Murder, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Blood, War, Alcohol, Hate Crime, Genocide, Body Shaming, Gun Violence, Alcoholism, Medical Content, Cursing, Child Death
Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Body horror, Body shaming, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Alcohol
cdt96's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
archaicgambit's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
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
- 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
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
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Physical abuse
Minor: Antisemitism