Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

7 reviews

chandlery's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Child death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Classism, and Vomit

Minor: Suicide and Animal death

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Child death, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Grief, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Rape

pocketbook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I read this in middle or high school the first time around, and I didn’t remember the parts that took place in the “present time.” I remember being so gutted by

Father Roche’s death

and that I enjoyed this book, but not too many specifics beyond that. I’m so happy I revisited this one. Rerated because this will be staying with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Classism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Suicide

iris_garden's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Child death, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, and Alcohol

fahyhallowell's review

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Fascinating to read this tale of two epidemics in the midst of our current pandemic. Many elements ring true such as conspiracy theorists popping up. Aside from time travel, the technology is comiclly antique - phones had video screens but that's about it. I appreciated the classic British humor in the present as a break from the grimness of the past. 100% recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Classism

autisticmisabel's review

adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Vomit

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Infidelity

uranaishi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense 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: Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Grief, Death, Vomit, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Classism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, and Animal death

Minor: Excrement, Murder, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Rape, and Pregnancy