Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

37 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Classism, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

terrortwilight's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cannibalism

mockingjayx16's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cannibalism

Minor: Racism

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Grief

beccabees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A good commentary on how our economic system will lead to our downfall and an accidental illustration of the hubris of the colonizer. Expect old-timey racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Classism

Moderate: Cannibalism and Racism

Minor: Colonisation

meggaloceros's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

ceeceereads's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism

erikwmj's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

utopiaandmelancholy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Another classic I have finally got round to reading, and a cornerstone of the sci-fi genre. Definitely more philosophical than expected, but told in that story within a story way that so many Victorian novels seem to be. Straightforward and enjoyable, despite already being culturally aware of the 'twist'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I quite enjoyed this book, such an interesting and ahead of its time novel.

H. G. Wells transport us to a post-apocalyptic future where the human race is not the top of the pyramid anymore and this is such a different way of seeing the future.

This is the kind of short story that you read in one sitting and it's totally worth it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Body horror and Cannibalism