Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

100 reviews

soph22's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Grief, Islamophobia, Slavery, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Violence, War, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Hate crime, and Racism

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I’m between a 4.25 and a 4.5.

The story is extremely interesting and the author does a wonderful job of world building.

The idea of the power of what is lost in translation tied with the power of language and its influence on colonialism is well thought out.

The reason why this book isn’t a 5 is because I felt for most of the book that it was too long. I think this book could have been several smaller books instead of one be very large book. The pacing of the story drags in the middle for me. Also I found the characters while not quite lovable or despicable, just sometimes annoying, especially Robin and Letty. That also factored in a bit to my rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cultural appropriation, War, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Death

stargazer_ley's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Gore, Gun violence, and Drug use

Minor: Ableism

lexihworth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Suicide, Slavery, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Racial slurs, Child abuse, War, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Blood, Colonisation, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Slavery, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Death, War, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Hate crime, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Colonisation, Alcohol, Classism, Alcoholism, Blood, and Bullying

lucy_shanners's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Torture, Murder, Colonisation, Death, Violence, Suicide, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, War, Gore, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Medical content, Bullying, Alcohol, and Gun violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Vomit

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

R. F. Kuang is the smartest author I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Violence, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

cozyscones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Suicide, Racism, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Torture

Moderate: War, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Gore

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

elisabeth_with_an_ess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.5

The premise of the story and the magic system were original and engaging, and the characters were delightful. However, the historical aspects seemed a bit under-researched in places, and there was a lot of repeated information. I think it was a great story that could have benefited from a bit more time before it was published. But that final chapter, my goodness! That was a pure joy. And by joy, I mean I had tears running down my face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Deportation, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Murder

szeglin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Gore

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Violence