Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

19 reviews

awebofstories's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Genocide, War, Rape, Slavery, Grief, and Suicide

spacedancekitten's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

I had had hoped this book we be more interesting but it was just hopeless and bleak all the way through. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Torture, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Rape

tashtasher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Animal death

shoesel's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gore, and Child death

Moderate: War and Violence

Minor: Rape

chrisarnold94's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, War, Blood, Suicide, Slavery, Pregnancy, Gore, Murder, Child death, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Genocide

annasbookreviews's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Medical content, Self harm, Vomit, and Violence

xlivjones073's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, War, Genocide, Grief, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Child death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Confinement, War, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Trafficking, Slavery, Rape, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Animal death, Pregnancy, Incest, and Torture

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, and Torture

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-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

4.25

this was a great retelling of the trojan war/post-war events. it was easy to keep all the different characters in your mind and you switched from different perspectives. i liked the non-linear format of the story and Calliope's hard hitting sentences about the impact of war (lots of parts underlined). i liked that helen wasn't protrayed as the evil woman. just an overall great read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Sexual assault, War, Child death, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, and Vomit