Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

274 reviews

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

1.0

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: Yes

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My thoughts while reading:
-The ideas in this book are interesting but i really did not like the actual story or writing style. 

-This screams written by a man. Also disgusting towards women. 

In my opinion this is overhyped and I really dont like george orwell. 

-Yes the book is sometimes interesting but mostly it is boring and outdated. 
-This does not need to be as graphic as it is.

-This book is about how the whole world turned into a giant cult, features a spineless mc and doesnt make any sense in the interactions between people in it. The relationship with Julia didnt make sense at all and the relationship with O’brian didnt either. 

-A lot of big words and ideas but non are applicable. This is just opression and gaslighting. I just do not care! 

-This is probably the worst book I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings

Minor: Vomit

ashsparrow's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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, Genocide, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

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: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

maess's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Classism

gabriella_'s review against another edition

3.75

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: Complicated

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why do British dystopians always have a nursery rhyme involved? it takes me out because it’s juvenile in an otherwise pretty heavy story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

lorraine19's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The beginning can be a bit difficult to understand and slow to get into. But once as you really get into it and appreciate the world building, it opens your eyes to why this is considered a classic. There is a deep examination on what it means to be human at the root of this book that I think is often overlooked in favor of the political debates. The characters are complex people in a complex world. It is a very dark read but not a "feels good" book if that's what you are looking for. I personally appreciate the seriousness and the depth of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

daybreakreads's review against another edition

1.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Painfully slow, dull writing. I normally enjoy dystopian novels but this one was just trying too har. Everything was for shock value, which ended up making nothing surprising. I find it ironic that the story involves sending a warning against scaring people into believing your political ideologies, but the author is a socialist and is advocating for socialism. The government claims to be socialist, but at one point it’s revealed it’s not actually socialist, and the only way forward is to become socialist. I don’t care what your political leanings are, there’s blatant hypocrisy by the author in trying to scare people into becoming socialist whilst advocating against scaring people into agreeing with your political opinions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, War

One n word usage

laughingkatana's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I completely understand why this book is a staple in the U.S., I understand the messages it hold, and I even see why people like it, but I did not enjoy the book even slightly. It is incredibly boring and drawn out. The author paints a tedious life through tedious writing and description. The only plus is how in depth the dive into the main characters thoughts and emotions is. I'm glad I read it, but honestly probably wouldn't recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism

lizzardbeth99's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Classism

lucasgillon's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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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If you ignore the political theory section then you're a coward

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment