Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

129 reviews

defymavity's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This is an intense book, unlike most other books I've read. I was not expecting anything in this book. I tried to make predictions but my predictions didn't matter in the end.
Definitely recommend, but it is not for everyone. Not a full 5 stars only because the characters were all very similar-ish. But not in a bad way, i just like a little more development I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Sexual violence

If you like your dystopian novels dark and intriguing. This is for you.

guessgreenleaf's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Classism, Slavery, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Grief, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Rape

ephie's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Slavery, and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Torture

tinystars's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

I really expected this to be more dense but it actually read very YA. I would give it 5 stars but I can't get passed some of the lazy writing. So much is straight ripped from Ender's Game, Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, etc. don't get me wrong, I love those stories, but the borrowed plot wasn't blended in very well at several points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Classism, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Torture

andiezae's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Gore, Torture, and Murder

minimoose0's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Murder, Trafficking, Racism, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

wartse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Rape, and Classism

Moderate: Death and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

abitterknitter's review against another edition

I just could not care enough about the characters to keep going. It was all just violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Slavery, Suicide, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Cursing, Death, Racism, Murder, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Vomit, Addiction, and Alcohol

mirandyli's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is Brave New World meets Hunger Games, with way more oppression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Blood, Classism, Death, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

marciareadsandrescues's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I had to get past all the misogyny. It was annoying. Lots of derogatory "like a girl" comments.  Among other things, check the trigger warnings. It's a weird book. Good plot and interesting twist on a dystopian fight the hierarchy theme but odd.  Probably could've used a glossary. It was If hunger games (more gore), will of the many (with a less endearing MMC), Frankenstein and the avengers (just Thanos) had a baby. I'm questioning if I'm a Scifi dystopian Fantasy fan.  Maybe it's me or maybe I was expecting more because of all the hype. The character development was good but I guess I'm among the few who feel like the world building is a bit weak. The class system is well explained but not so much the why or how.  I'm glad I read it. I enjoyed much of it but it felt like a giant tossed  word salad, at times.  I'm not sure I enjoyed it enough to finish the series because I'm not sure I like Darrow all that much or that I believe he's passionate about his cause. They should've sent Eo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Slavery, Genocide, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gore