Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

62 reviews

cjlacyhanks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, War, Rape, Confinement, and Blood

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A brilliant exploration of violence/ war and its effects. Currently, the only reason it's not 5 stars is bc I personally enjoy books more when I get attached to characters but this book is more idea/theme-focused than trying to get readers to root for the characters. Was in no way a comfortable book to read but that was intended so I'll let it slide. Davidson was quite hateable though, and ended up swearing in annotations quite a bit during his chapters. Will reread for ecolit so I'm looking forward to seeing how my views change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Grief, Murder, Racism, War, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Misogyny, Genocide, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Confinement and Suicide

Davidson POV chapters have very intense misogyny, racism, genocidal inclinations, toxic masculinity & sadism in general.

qteabeans's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I chose this for the title. This is clearly in LeGuin's era of writing scifi for men but damn is it good. Also, an incisive exploration of how just how a colonized people were peaceful doesn't mean that they like being colonized. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Rape, Violence, War, and Slavery

sunkissedcat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Genocide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Slavery, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use and Rape

kimsa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

ka_cam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A heart wrenching and thought provoking read. I was impressed how she introduced complex characters, relationships, and ideologies in a short time. Deeply flawed characters navigate themes of violence, humanity/inhumanity, colonization, reality, subconscious, gender, cultural difference, self defense and more. Ultimately tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Body horror, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, War, and Colonisation

becksusername's review

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, War, Vomit, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Murder, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

funktious's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Well that broke my heart. 

I’d like to say Davidson is too much of a monster to be real, except that we know that sadly isn’t true. Still, having to spend so long in his head is what makes this four rather than five stars for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Rape and Racism

zigzagzorb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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

5.0

Would bet money that this book inspired the movie Avatar. James Cameron definitely must have read it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Rape

schnarlie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Slavery, War, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Misogyny, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Animal death