Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

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

199 reviews

lagicrus19's review against another edition

4.5

dark informative sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, War

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Outing

erostherose's review against another edition

3.25

challenging tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past”

I was never required to read this book in high school nor am I a fan of dystopian themes within my books of choice. 
However, I am on a banned book binge & read this for the 1st time as an adult. The central theme and ideas around the story are both dark and realistic. I can understand why a lot of people have rated this book highly. 
I agree with a lot of reviews around it being a slow start to world build and a slower chunk of reading in the middle that drags for awhile. 
But, I am a someone who has to “see it through” when it comes to both books and movies & the end did not disappoint. 
It was actually the best part of the entire read. 
I watched the movie afterwards and they did a great job aligning the book with the film adaptation. 

I would recommend this read to anyone who enjoy dystopian and/or political books or if you are on a banned book binge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War

kreglow's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

zeus_strider's review against another edition

1.75

challenging dark 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Rape, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture

feelingfrazzled's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

AMAZING audio drama, not for the faint of heart, but absolutely for anyone looking to reread a book they previously found “boring”

keyboard_smash's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Racism

king_henk_the_first's review against another edition

0.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is a  misogynistic piece of shi-

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Deportation

shaleen64's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Pregnancy

maregred's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War

ashteroids's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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“Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past.” 

A nauseating yet necessary read. If you told me this book was written yesterday, I’d fully believe you. Of course that was the point, but it’s still horrifying how comparable it is to our current political climate. 

It’s unsettling, realistic, defeating, crushing, and so very heartbreaking. I felt sick and emotional throughout, and now that I’ve finished it, even though it’s been a few hours I’m left with sadness and unease, and still finding myself crying thinking about it.

This is one of those books that are typically in high school curriculums, but I am so glad I read it for the first time as an adult at 26. I don’t think I would’ve fully understood and appreciated the impact this book has when I was a teenager, and most likely wouldn’t have returned to it. And if you had read it when you were in high school, reread it. I may need to come back to this book myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Trafficking