Reviews tagging 'Death'

1984 by Umberto Eco, Miguel Temprano García, George Orwell, George Orwell

274 reviews

onlylonelystars's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

tkivinen's review against another edition

4.5

dark 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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A dystopian classic for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent

snowpaws's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, War

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Medical content

yzer2468's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, War

Moderate: Body horror, Blood

Minor: Abandonment

viviankeithley's review against another edition

4.5

dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, War, Classism

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, Murder

imaginefishes's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective 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: Complicated

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Terrifying to read and realise some of the parallels between this world and ours in Singapore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, War

Minor: Sexual content

ari_oreo's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ow. My brain. It’s broken

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism

unaesthetic_reading's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail

topbob's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective 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: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death, Infertility