Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

42 reviews

foxmulders's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

- he was right. i’m so sorry. but i don’t know how to go on.
- day by day, birdie. you go on, day by day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Slavery, Islamophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Blood, Death, Homophobia, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexism, and Murder

vcriveros's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Amazing world building and plot, with great insight and reflections on colonisation and history. The first half of the book is a bit slow - although it aims to round the characters and their relations, it drags a bit around the academic period. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Classism, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Misogyny, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Death, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Torture, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Confinement, Blood, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit and Infidelity

tahsintries's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

Minor: Infidelity

kponturo's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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: Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Misogyny, Xenophobia, War, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

zoevjester's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Set in 1830's Oxford, with insight to silver trades, opium, translators' guild, and told with full, in-depth characters who shine through the story, and told through a modern lens. Beautifully written, though bitter-sweet in its ending, it is open-ended with the potential for follow-up if wanted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Sexism, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Death

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Trafficking, Vomit, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, War, Sexism, Racism, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, and Child abuse

Minor: Deportation, Hate crime, and Infidelity

leonormsousa's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, War, and Xenophobia

lynneliu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative reflective medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Suicide, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Violence, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Murder, Grief, Bullying, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Drug use, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don't even know what to say about this right now, but excellently written and a must read. I don't usually read this long of books, but it flew by. Highly recommend. Might update later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, and Murder

graciffer's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective 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: Racial slurs, Murder, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Racism, War, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Sexism, Slavery, Bullying, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity