Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

5 reviews

jcaulder73's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.0

A classic, indeed! Meditating upon environmental disaster and outdated toxic religious dogma, this novel still finds relevancy in our modern struggles today. While "The Day of the Triffids" made John Wyndham an author, this novel truly demonstrates his range and skill as a writer, creating a harrowing dystopia that doesn't feel so far away in 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry and Genocide

itsbumley's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Hate crime, and Gun violence

Moderate: Torture

spookfish's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

2.75

(will add a review later)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Genocide, Violence, Death, War, and Animal death

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Incest, Gore, Infertility, and Suicide

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

altarew's review against another edition

fast-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

this book sucked so much the ending was so ass it made me want to tear my eyeball from you eye sockets why would they ever make us read this for grade 10 english the beginning rants of the book make there best attempts to make up for the absolutely atrocious writing at the end of the book the ending is so lame I don’t think a third grader would even find this entertaining there decisions for the characters at the end of the book make absolutely no sense and have no development at all 
i don’t really recommend it lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Racism, War, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Outing, Misogyny, Incest, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Deportation, and Religious bigotry

don’t read please

kolbrun05's review against another edition

sad tense 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Suicide