Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

86 reviews

jazhandz's review against another edition

DNF at 68%, for two reasons. The first is, put simply, I didn’t care. I put the book down for two weeks and came back and didn’t want to put in the effort of relearning names. Whitehead is a really capable writer, but nothing about this grabbed me. Which brings me to the second reason: he has said before that he wanted to bring the Underground Railroad to life and literalization. And it’s totally wasted here, which I found frustrating. The literal, actual Underground Railroad of trains is not compelling, not focal enough to matter, and not vague enough to stop me from having practical concerns. I think if I finished it, it would’ve been a three-star read, but after my break from reading it, finishing it didn’t feel worthwhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Slavery, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

vanyavampi118's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

An inspiring read of a woman fighting for her freedom. Packed with brutality and sadness. A sad story of a horrible time in history, very insightful. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

alyssagirardi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Rape, Abandonment, Blood, and Sexual violence

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Hate crime, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility

belle2008's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Abandonment, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, War, and Vomit

nicole_rietveld's review against another edition

Mă întreb cum de a fost premiată cartea asta. Stilul de scriere e impersonal, efectiv nu transmite nimic. Acțiunea se desfășoară prea repede și este povestită prea schematic pentru gustul meu.
Nu am niciun interes să o continui, nicio curiozitate. Modul în care e scrisă e teribil de prost.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Rape

maeverose's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Violence, Racism, Murder, and Genocide

Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, Torture, Colonisation, Child death, Abandonment, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content and Animal cruelty

scenic92's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Violence

jayevans's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Grief, Rape, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Animal death