Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

24 reviews

yellow_star's review

dark medium-paced

This was terrifying to me, I think I read it too young. (No one forced me to read it, I borrowed an older kid's assigned reading) 

The little boy getting in trouble for not wanting to have child sex, as a preteen child myself at the time I read this, was deeply disturbing. I'd caution you to recommend  this only to older teens (though of course if they choose to read this themselves that's another matter as smart kids will drop it if it becomes too much.)

Of course this is still unsettling to older readers, but it shouldn't be traumatizing to most people 15+. The unsettled feeling instead should make you consider government control of a population and how much is too much, and if you think a little creatively you can apply the novel to make connections of companies and governments and stalker peers spying on you and trying to control you in the modern era. 

The book just isn't for me because I was too upset by that first reading. If you can't emotionally get through political commentary dystopia books then this probabl  isn't a great fit. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Torture

darkandstormynight's review against another edition

“darkly satiric” should not be a word, just say you’re fucked in the head.

they’re kids godamnit, if society advances to the point where that becomes morally okay then im not living in it !!! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Medical content, and Sexual content

for the “advancement of society” or whatever they are trying to speed up the process of embryo birth into adulthood and they described partaking in “pleasuring” together as children as a normal thing and even scoff at the idea that humans ‘used to think it was immoral’..

lesliej5574's review

challenging slow-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Child abuse, and Violence

chrisljm's review

challenging dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcohol, Racism, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Vomit, and War

emersonseyeball's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Cursing, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Classism, Confinement, Murder, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Rape, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

voilajean's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Abortion

Discussion of eugenics

sapphicsoilscientist's review

dark 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? N/A

0.25

Did not finish this book and I would give it 0 stars if I could. I put this down by the third chapter when the subject of children being involved sexually was brought up. I absolutely think this book should come with trigger warnings for a vast array of issues.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

rory_john14's review

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

lunaliz's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Classism, Slavery, and Addiction

Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Racial slurs, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

cawaza's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug use

Minor: Suicide