Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

1984 by George Orwell

80 reviews

studiouspoppy's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War

greendorito's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Slavery

archaicgambit's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is so misogynist. I get why this dystopia is iconic but like. There's been a lot better since.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

jojo_2000's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Murder

jojo_2000's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Police brutality

lucy12345's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Infertility, and Slavery

oliviamnsnll's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.75

The novel purports to be a fictionalisation of the socialism prevalent in Europe prior to 1991. Taking place in England under the totalitarian ideology of IngSoc -English Socialism- the thought police control everyone's actions and the language and history are rewritten to support the narrative of "Big Brother."

The problem is the story read much more like a description of the modern day Capitalist West, than of any socialist country that's every been around. The thought police live among us in the form of the NSA, FBI, CIA, ICE, the Police, and the Corporations like Amazon, Google, and Facebook... Endless war is tactic of Washington to promote a continuous War Economy, and at every turn the socialist nations have opposed it. 

It's not a bad book once you realise the author's anti-communism prevented him from seeing who the real enemy was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Slavery

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

anamenoonewillmiss123's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's 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, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Slavery

ssgcedits's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

It would be a less depressing read if it weren't such an accurate description of reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Slavery, and Toxic relationship