: Reviews for Olga Tokarczuk’s Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead on The StoryGraph examine a narrator who frames a series of murders as "animals taking revenge" against hunters. These reviews explore whether her actions are a justified moral code or the product of a "mental disturbance".
: In a review for The New York Times , the discussion shifts from simple malice to "cruelty that alienates and isolates," often hidden by indifference or convenience. It highlights Samuel Moyn’s Humane , which argues that making war "less brutal" can ironically make it easier for societies to accept perpetual warfare. cruelty
: A Tripadvisor review of the Sanctuary of Truth criticizes the venue for "promoting kindness whilst hypocritically portraying cruelty" due to the chaining of elephants and confinement of small animals. : Reviews for Olga Tokarczuk’s Drive Your Plow
: An opinion piece in The New York Times reviews the tension between banning animal cruelty depictions and protecting free speech, arguing that the best way to fight cruelty is through vigorous enforcement of existing laws rather than broad speech restrictions. It highlights Samuel Moyn’s Humane , which argues