Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Othello by William Shakespeare

9 reviews

eva_vva's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Racism, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Murder, Suicide, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, War, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Alcoholism, and Self harm

laylawren's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, War, Slavery, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

theminnesotawitch's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

Shakespeare's Othello is about an interracial marriage that becomes quite tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Misogyny, and Violence

orchidlilly's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Death

Minor: Antisemitism, Ableism, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Body shaming, War, Gore, and Homophobia

remuslibrary's review

dark funny tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide, Murder, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

roaze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, Racism, War, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol

_morgan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, and Death

Minor: War

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Hate crime, Torture, Death of parent, and Mental illness

_kimb's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny and Murder

Minor: Blood, Grief, and Suicide