Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Babel by R.F. Kuang

126 reviews

blayrrison's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

yzer2468's review

dark informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

goldenlake's review

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Alcohol, and Deportation

allcapspyrex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

A book truly deserving of a 5 star rating, and one that immediately puts Kuang on the list of must read authors for me. Unique among fantasy novels, it tackles difficult themes with grace, power, and incredible intelligence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

catanami's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Muerte al colonialismo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Torture

potatogrr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

rotten_flesh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

squishmallow161's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Police brutality, and War

emsavors's review

dark emotional sad 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: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

allys_shelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation