Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

5 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

2.0

This felt very… meandering? Feels like 80% of the book was just descriptions of people running away and/or travelling to other places and how starving or mean or “silly” they are. Pretty sexist and racist; making reference to indigenous american people when talking about violent invading aliens was certainly A Choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, War, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

thomasdj's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Genocide, Death, War, and Colonisation

Minor: Murder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

funeraldancer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

I found myself zoning in and out of the story, but that's more of a me thing. I think watching one of the film adaptations then reading it again would give me a better experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol

otisthedungeonmaster's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

the books world building was good but the characters just had no depth 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Death, War, Violence, and Genocide

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury