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Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
61 reviews
celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Trafficking, Vomit, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Slavery, Drug abuse, Gore, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Self harm, Abandonment, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Deportation, Medical trauma, Drug use, Emotional abuse, War, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Confinement
honipoems's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Death, and Deportation
dominiq_ec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Drug use, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Blood, Hate crime, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Classism and Deportation
lipka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I think my favorite was the fluttering. ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜃ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ. It ends only as it ever could. The audiobook narration is beautiful. The protagonist's voice ages and breaks. Please send birds.
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Child abuse, and Police brutality
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Alcohol, Deportation, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment
In the second half of the book, sinophobic slurs are weaponized against characters, several times.millerkg9's review against another edition
- 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
Only complaint I really have is that we don’t actually see the repercussions of
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Xenophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, War, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Deportation and Alcoholism
forced deportation is explicitly and implicitly threatened throughout the novel, but not actually acted upon as far as I remember.marmaelade's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, War, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gun violence, Torture, and Drug use
Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Deportation
butilikeit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Classism, Torture, Slavery, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Deportation, Child death, and Drug use
lilly24's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Death, Slavery, Racial slurs, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, Hate crime, Abandonment, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Xenophobia
yzer2468's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Racial slurs, Racism, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Colonisation, Deportation, Classism, Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gore, War, and Drug use
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Slavery, and Genocide
goldenlake's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Classism, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Body horror, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gore, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, Colonisation, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Genocide, Drug use, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, War, and Sexism
Minor: Deportation, Slavery, Infidelity, and Alcohol