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thatone2112's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Sexual content
minou_noir's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I have no words to describe what I'm feeling right now.
This short story is almost 30 pages but the impact it has will haunt you for more than the next 30 years of your life. It's a question posed as a story, where the writer Ursula asks us this: would we let a small innocent child live a lonely and tormented life, if the happiness and prosperity of thousands of people depended on the way he is treated? Does inflicting harm on an innocent life become justified if more than one person gains something from it?
I would highly recommend reading the book yourself because there's no way I can do justice to the way it makes you feel, using a simple review.
I am left thinking if we are living in Omelas, and are voluntarily ignorant of the child in the closet; or if we are the ones who walked away from Omelas, and are living a sad life but feel superior to the ones who stayed because we do not have that guilt on our shoulders.
It might be easy to say that we wouldn't do that to someone at all. We would side with justice and show compassion; but really, looking around us that feeling fades until it is merely left as a question.
This short story is almost 30 pages but the impact it has will haunt you for more than the next 30 years of your life. It's a question posed as a story, where the writer Ursula asks us this: would we let a small innocent child live a lonely and tormented life, if the happiness and prosperity of thousands of people depended on the way he is treated? Does inflicting harm on an innocent life become justified if more than one person gains something from it?
I would highly recommend reading the book yourself because there's no way I can do justice to the way it makes you feel, using a simple review.
I am left thinking if we are living in Omelas, and are voluntarily ignorant of the child in the closet; or if we are the ones who walked away from Omelas, and are living a sad life but feel superior to the ones who stayed because we do not have that guilt on our shoulders.
It might be easy to say that we wouldn't do that to someone at all. We would side with justice and show compassion; but really, looking around us that feeling fades until it is merely left as a question.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Confinement
Minor: Sexual content
rory_john14's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Ableism
Moderate: Sexual content and Drug use
Minor: Excrement and Physical abuse
mermaidstears's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I felt a little underwhelmed by this. Maybe because i didn't find the idea all that profound and had probably thought of this moral dilemma before. however, that doesn't take away from the great writing and the way the question is proposed to you. I did find the mentions of child nudity so so unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Minor: Sexual content
deey3z's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Sexual content and Child abuse
chrisljm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Torture, Confinement, and Excrement
Minor: Sexual content
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