Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft

3 reviews

ellama_rachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

Found some short stories good, some less good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Antisemitism, Confinement, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

dark tense 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Antisemitism

commander_zander's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Call of Cthulhu is the least appealing of these stories. The others i'd recommend for those who want to learn more about the history of science fiction, or to discover largely-forgotten horror tropes. Not recommended to general readers (because of predictable plotlines & racism).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Antisemitism

A primary theme is unavoidable planetary disaster.