Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Un Mundo Feliz by Aldous Huxley

15 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Suicide, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Vomit, Hate crime, Violence, War, and Body shaming

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Abortion, Child abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual assault

befreckledbookworm's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

“Brave New World” is the last work I had to read for my AP Literature class and I think it beats “The Awakening” for the title of Worst Classic. Everything about this book disgusted me, from the world building to the treatment of indigenous cultures as a monolith and them being the “scourge” of society so to speak. I understand that Huxley was making commentary on the rise of fascism but that does not excuse the racism and lack of research when it came to proper representation. The research materials existed then, try putting them. Any ideology built around Freudian theory is an instant “no” from me, and any person who has taken a basic psychology class will agree with me. Freud was a disgusting man and the fact that his teachings became part of the belief system in this book should serve as a red flag. Same thing goes for the ideology also being built on the beliefs of Henry Ford, who was a massive anti-Semite and a disgusting capitalist. Needless to say, I hate this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Hmmm, hmmmm, im not sure i can communicate my feelings, perhaps an interpretive dance would be better

<<SPOILERS>>

No wait i wish we had some from iceland after he gets sent there?? Oh and also i hate it when books reference Shakespeare, it high key makes me quale with anger and idk why xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Xenophobia

nebubabe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i would have given a 4 star if not for the (in my opinion ofc) weak ending. i quite enjoyed this book and it gave me a lot to think about until the final chapter. i understand why it had to end the way it did but it almost felt like it was written by someone else. it was abrupt and unsatisfying. now i'm left with a sour taste in my mouth.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

bwaymadeline's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

this book falls hopelessly flat, only making introspective points in chapters 16 and 17

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Drug use