Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

74 reviews

sophieanne97's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Classism

orangeowl55's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Violence, War

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Self harm, Suicide

veronicantonsen's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Suicide attempt, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Murder

Minor: Death, Sexual violence, War

kailiyahknight's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Slavery, War

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

riverofhorton's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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So this was actually my second read of this book, the first having been around 10 years ago. Just as I did the previous read through, I was struck by just how much of this book is relevant to our world today. This is one of the books that I will keep coming back to again and again throughout my lifetime.
The book itself is a somewhat dramatised (hopefully) version of Stalin's Russia/Nazi Germany. It has so many layers to it, and I', still not convinces I've worked out just how deep the 'Party' goes in their propaganda, gaslighting, and plotting against its own citizens.
This is an incredibly well planned out (or perhaps the word is researched) and realised world, where even the bits that are fiction could very easily be real. That, I think, is the true terror of this book: How easily society could go from even today's status, to that found in this book. Thus, Orwell's intention to have this book serve as a warning was fully realised.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

l_e_ot's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

ninnicannotspell's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective 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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The book as a story for enjoyment is a 0/5 star but the message within is 5/5 stars. Complicated book that I love to hate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual violence

smile_h0ya's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective tense

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, War

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Police brutality

malloryjo0521's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Difficult read, poor pacing. Very important message.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping