Reviews tagging 'War'

1984 by George Orwell

518 reviews

eeeeeli_is_probably_lonely's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Slavery, Suicide, Alcohol, War

mme_carton's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief

sissiisreading's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Addiction, Police brutality, Alcohol, War, Classism, Deportation

livelaughomo's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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just remember this book is supposed to be a warning, NOT A GUIDE. i am a changed person after reading this and i will think about this book for the next days

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, War

Minor: Rape

izzydelaya's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Infidelity, Slavery, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation

_quinnsreads's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This is probably the book with the saddest ending I've read. Very morbid, the plot might be a pseudoscientific/fictional as of now. But it's slowly happening already.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Genocide, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, War

wesley1024's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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1984 is a dystopian book about a society where everything you do is monitored and all information is controlled. The book centers on the man character Winston who falls in love with a woman named Julia. The story manly centers on the aspects of the dystopian life he lives in and also the bleak and tragic love story between Winston and Julia.  I loved this book and my jaw dropped at the ending. This is one of the bleakest dystopian books you’ll ever read, and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, War

reminiscences's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War

lunadgn's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

4.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence

Moderate: War