Reviews tagging 'War'

1984 by George Orwell

520 reviews

secretly_a_human's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

Minor: Rape

junheechuu's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, War

Minor: Racism, Rape

nikenacs's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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[Book club - May 2022]

I now liked this SO much better than when I read it in school at 15. Also really, really reminded me why I like philosophy. '1984' takes the essential philosophical questions "What is (objective) reality? Who constructs reality?" and builds an entire state on the thought that a government could prescribe reality, fleshed out to the last detail. The society and world-building in this is nothing less than spectacular (if absolutely horrifying, of course). Also a great example for a book that puts plot over characters - Winston, Julia etc are just vehicles for the story, examples of people who have been brought up in the society this book aims to paint. Anyways, this was a tough read, but I'm so glad I did read it, and it will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Alcohol, War

Minor: Rape

b_silver's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

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Left feeling traumatized and depressed, but I guess that was the author’s intent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War

ribert's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Classism

poirot's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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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it was interesting and I get the allure but animal farm had talking animals and the pigs scared the hell out of me so this one pales in comparison 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, War

Minor: Rape

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, War

Minor: Rape, Slavery

grichmond's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content