Reviews tagging 'War'

1984 by George Orwell

338 reviews

nikireadss's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

First, I want to acknowledge the importance of this book and its status as a dystopian classic. However, I didn't quite enjoy it. I found the narration and how it reads very boring. Some parts felt like the author didn't want to create a plot so he just put pages-long monologues and retrospections to explain the world. Unfortunately, I read this book a while ago and can't remember my critique points besides that I found this book boring. I remember Orwell's writing being very dry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, and War

lilybjj's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: War

Minor: Alcoholism

abrataydabra's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Violence and War

jthyme's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

 

 

The Party really said Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss! 😭

3.5/5

 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

chain's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Rape, and Suicide

glossy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.75

It's a classic for a reason. It will definitely give you a lot of food for thought. I tried reading it in my late teens or early twenties and I couldn't grasp it. 10 or so years later it's hitting me really hard. I guess you need to be in a certain state of mind or mature enough to understand it. I think this book is relevant today and will be for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Vomit, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and War

meglic's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

chitti's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I could feel how Winston felt at the end - that dread, but also the relief.

Around halfway through the book I was like, this is just a cute little romance about two rebels. But,  the third part is just astonishing, I’m lost for words. Reading through Goldstein's treatise pained my soul, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape and Alcohol

lilybarna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Such a powerful read, and a classic that is still highly readable and applicable to the world today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

nadinesnutsandbeans's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

3.0

Interesting to read and compare to present life, but a slow read, particularly section 2 and not really a gripping read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and War

Minor: Self harm and Suicide