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Reviews tagging 'War'
The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction by Stephen Crane
9 reviews
grboph's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was not the most interesting to me. I didn't hate it, but it just felt like a book written by a man for men. I'm sure it's amazing to people who are super into the Civil War, but just not really my thing. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes war stories or American history.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and War
wiebke_0603's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
cultivatingdelight's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
sarastwilight_'s review against another edition
all the characters were encouraging abusing women and animals, and before that the plot just didn’t make any sense but i had to stop once they were encouraging abuse.. i was reading it for school and i was on chapter 17 of 24 and ended up having the quiz just fine so
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Colonisation, and War
mccooper's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I thought this book was both beautiful and devastating. The prose was poetic and although it could be difficult for me to read at times, I loved the realistic imagery and that it did not glorify war. I was shocked to find out that the author had written this in his mid twenties without having ever been a soldier.
The only thing that makes this 4 stars for me instead of 5 stars is that while Crane showcased the complexity of the MC's thoughts and his internal battle, the change of heart he had about halfway or 3/4 through the book seemingly came from nowhere. I think it was a plausible development, but maybe not as quickly as it seemed to have happened. I wonder if the book would have been slightly more impactful if he had died in a meaningful way instead of making it out unscathed.
The only thing that makes this 4 stars for me instead of 5 stars is that while Crane showcased the complexity of the MC's thoughts and his internal battle, the change of heart he had about halfway or 3/4 through the book seemingly came from nowhere. I think it was a plausible development, but maybe not as quickly as it seemed to have happened. I wonder if the book would have been slightly more impactful if he had died in a meaningful way instead of making it out unscathed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
philosopher_kj's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and War
mone1313's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and War
arcadering's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
it was fine... i heard it was inspiration for a farewell to arms which is what made me wanna read it but i found myself not really able to get into the story, even thought the writing is objectively good. maybe just not my gig!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Gore
Minor: Ableism and Alcohol
sarah_speaks's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: War