Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Babel by R.F. Kuang

885 reviews

thebibliotourist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

This book is hard to describe, but all I can say is it will make you come to terms with how you feel about other cultures and nationalities and being infuriated how someone can feel more superior than others is ok. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Sexism

prettieststar's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

in my top five books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism

Minor: Physical abuse

antiquekeks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A linguistic masterpiece, the writing style is absolutely outstanding. It conveys the feeling the characters have in the course of the story itself extremely well - as a result it has lengths at times and is very theoretical/academic, but the characters in the situation feel the same way. Especially as a white person, I learned a lot about the colonial era and racism that no history book or documentary could really convey to me. The book is extremely interesting, shocking, instructive and exciting. A must-read for any intellectually and linguistically interested reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse

rizky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

abfreda184's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. I found it incredibly engaging, thought provoking, and it had amazing twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault

lavendervioletreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I can't say anything else but : breathtaking, I don't think I'll recover from this story, ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug use

but_make_it_fiction's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

paigerb's review

challenging dark informative inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, and War

bgmylc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

• 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: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Deportation

beonie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infidelity and Deportation