Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

107 reviews

_gess_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Slavery, and Addiction

Minor: Religious bigotry and Suicidal thoughts

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Racism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Death, Classism, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Gore, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Grief, War, Misogyny, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Body horror, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Bullying, Mental illness, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Genocide, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Rape, and Sexual violence

kaia_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail

some_froggish_lad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely, completely based on personal feelings but FUCK THIS BOOK. And thank you i love you so much if I were to compare you to music I'd call it metal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexism, Racism, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Sexual violence, War, Torture, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, and Murder

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One the best books ever written.
One of my favorite books of all time, this feels like my soul.

For everyone who loves Addie LaRue! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Ableism, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Body horror

donatio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I had some minor difficulties with the book, namely that action took its time, that action scenes felt somehow slow and that none of the characters ever considered changing their position. At first I adored the slow writing because it was a great introduction into fairy-tale Oxford but when action was called for I would have wished for less lingering. 
But that doesn't get in the way of the message: That colonialism, racism, classism and all the other problems mentioned have to be resolved, not only then but in our time and world too. 
Therefor I would say some little changes in the style would have made it a bit better but it still is a very important book and touches on topics not many fantasy stories touch upon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Sexism, Misogyny, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Child death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

citcrisis33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Suicide, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Child abuse

domann's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Death, and Racism

nickibuzzbuzz's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. It was informative and told a fantastic fantasy story while telling a nuanced tale about the hardships of colonialism. This book is unique in that the dense exposition world building of

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was still interesting enough due to its global relatability. My only complaint is that it is approximately 100 pages too long, the middle felt a bit like a slog. The characters felt unique and the dynamics of the main four broke down traditional tropes.

It was refreshing to see two of the protagonists not make it to the end and another having betrayed them altogether. Letty’s character fascinated me as I think any other outcome for her would have been unrealistic. Her path to betrayal only emphasized the monstrous power of colonialist England and while she ultimately made questionable decisions and held harmful beliefs, she still came off as a realistic and (partially) relatable character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexism, War, Suicide, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying and Blood

gusarapii's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Sexism, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, and Death of parent