Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

1065 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

readingrainbowroad's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I will be recommending this to all fellow academics. An amazing depiction of the struggle of the ivory tower of academia and working within it vs what it could mean to leave it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Grief, Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia

Minor: War

julesreadsstuff's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder

lolamosk's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, War

hollokim's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Murder

slinders's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Torture, Abandonment

manonh90's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

melitrophium's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts

sarahofstories's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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

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@R. F. Kuang: WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic

renshapedfriend's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Slavery, Xenophobia