Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

16 reviews

gurnoor's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Ableism, and Body shaming

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse

helloits_sam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Religious bigotry, and Body shaming

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, and Child death

sabrina_d_arcy's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

veronicats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

Beautiful story, sad, definitely worth listening to on Audible for full effect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Ableism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, and Medical content

hnmeier's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Xenophobia

michelejenn's review against another edition

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? No

2.75

I know this is a classic, but how can a 200 page novel feel too long?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide