Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

17 reviews

greenrequiem's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Pedophilia, Violence, and Ableism

lichtwelle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Torture

adriennenene's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

4.0

David Foster Wallace can have a brilliant way with words but sometimes he will beat you over the head with it. Have a dictionary close by if you're going to attempt this read. I truly love his non-fiction, especially when he is being his sarcastic, observant self, but my first foray into his fiction was a bit of a (sometimes enjoyable) slog. Some very interesting ideas and characters in this novel but you really need to wade through a lot of pharmaceutical technobabble.

Not recommended if you are sensitive to violence towards animals. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse

nickleemusic1's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Animal death, Death, Racism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Transphobia, Excrement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide

rue_knee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Ableism, Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

viksquires's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

adriennne's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Incest