Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

546 reviews

georgiataylor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Clever concept and plot but a bit heavy handed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Racial slurs

laurenleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Once again, I’m in awe of Kuang’s talent. The hard magic system in this story was excellent and so interesting. It’s really more magical realism than fantasy, as this book is firmly set in Victorian era Oxford. I have a soft spot for books set in famous old colleges. I was super engrossed in the middle of this text (academic settings, secret societies, all my faves), but the ending really dragged. It took me way too long to get through the last 5 hours. There was also a major event in the end that I felt deserved more attention, more reaction. I think I was more invested in the characters than the plot at that point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Gun violence, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Terminal illness

ryanandrew23's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Religious bigotry, Drug use, Confinement, Hate crime, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

cherryfreckle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Hate crime, Classism, Death, War, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Trafficking

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Colonisation, Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, Gore, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Addiction

Minor: Drug use

kschauer18's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Death, Suicide, and Gun violence

periwinkleandpeach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Slavery, Police brutality, Racism, Grief, Colonisation, Murder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Classism, and Racial slurs

cococorycollins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, War, Torture, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

moond4ncer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

Best book I've read in a long time. Intriguing, clever, really well crafted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Addiction, Classism, Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Grief, Misogyny, War, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Sexism