Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

274 reviews

ferdie's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad 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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1984 is infuriating. While it is not a 1:1 match, there are parallels to our world that make you want to scream and fall into depression. Power for powers sake corrupts absolutely.  Would recommend if you want a deep dive into societal coercion by fear. It wasn't an enjoyable read but It makes you reflect and engage with the ideas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent

gnathan's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs

iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is an amazing work of art and I think it is important for everyone to read it, however it was quite difficult to get through and very difficult emotionally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Antisemitism

robinie142's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Alcohol

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, War

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol

elihrus's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, Antisemitism

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcohol

pabi's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad tense fast-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: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Slavery

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.0

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Extremely depressing, although I’m glad to have read it to understand what people are talking about when they refer to 1984. Slow paced and drags especially in part one. I did not enjoy how the female characters were written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Alcohol, War

Moderate: Sexual content

alexiasophii's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book is scary. There's not much I can say about it besides saying that it's scary and that I honestly think it should be mandated reading in schools... wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, War, Classism