Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

25 reviews

bugaboobear's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I've read this twice now and it's such a wild ride. Very enjoyable and interesting. 

Note that there are quite a few racial slurs in this book, so if that is upsetting to you you may want to pass on it. I will say, it does make sense for the time period and characters that are using them though. The narrative is not racist in my opinion but some of the characters are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Homophobia

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Racial slurs, Violence, and Rape

pralanda's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, Racial slurs, Rape, and Racism

aisd99_'s review against another edition

funny reflective 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

4.0

Satire of America. Humorous but also really thought provoking. I really enjoyed this book and Vonnegut's writing. His character breaks the third wall and Vonnegut also talks about himself and his life in the book which is again, very thought provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

twoheaded_boy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Minor: Rape

paulwesterberg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

I am better now.
Word of honor: I am better now.

probably my least favorite vonnegut thus far—but also the kurt vonnegut, jr. narrator feature is simply peak. not sure if this was the perfect time of my life, or absolute worst time, for me to read this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, Rape, and Homophobia

kthumphrey's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.0

Definitely the worst Vonnegut book I’ve read, but still good bc it’s Vonnegut 🫶

Just a bunch of nonsense with an occasional sentence that slayed. For example:

“Our awareness is all that is alive and maybe sacred in any of us. Everything else about us is dead machinery.”

“Of course it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe which wasn’t meant to be reasonable.”

Do not read if this is your first Vonnegut. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

joensign's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Rape, Suicide, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent

krisroll's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

1.0

I usually love Vonnegut, this one was very scattered. It kept my attention throughout the first half, but the last parts of the book I found myself skimming. I understand the nuances, but the ending was very hard to push through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Rape, Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Slavery, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

golelifsu's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, and Violence