Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

57 reviews

greeneyed_ives's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Animal cruelty

philippmk's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

worrski's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty

notenoughpancakes's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

love the idea of being unstuck in time... honestly i did not love reading the book itself, but i grew to appreciate it and the message more after doing some analysis in an English course

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and War

frogreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.25

I liked this book even though I didn't understand it at times. A lot of the unstuck time stuff felt like ptsd to me, which at the time was not a disorder yet. Theres a couple of mentions of race, class, and gentrification earlier on that I liked. The antiwar sentiments are both covert and overt at times. I like how he used the fictional writers/books & addresses. A lot of parts in this book tied back to things mentioned earlier, it really becomes a tangled web of the protagonist mind. 

I understand why this book is often chosen to be read in school. It was a good and compelling read and i tend to dislike historical fiction. The time jump aspect really made it so interesting to read. Full of black humor and irony. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty

nazis, getting put onto a train, prisoners of war, allusions to war crimes in WW2 and vietnam war

cassierxse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Animal cruelty

elinhaldira's review against another edition

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

erinwolf1997's review

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Sexual content

sputnik2's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Car accident and Infidelity

visionsoforchids's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Antisemitism, Gore, Mental illness, Genocide, and Gun violence