Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

15 reviews

pleu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

It's a classic for a reason and I found it very thought-provoking in an enjoyable way. I didn't care for the ending tho as it felt a bit like an "easy escape", on the other hand the essay by the author seem to indicate that he too didn't care for the ending as he grew older so I guess it's a pretty acceptable opinion.

Some part of the Swedish translation makes me wonder how this was received in it's original language, as some expressions seem oddly worded. I'm not sure if that's the author or the translation.

I did get a chuckle out of the Swedish preface by Göran Rosenberg, as it was from 2000 and clearly dated itself when he said that 1984 is now very unrealistic to him as information is free and open and it will be hard for any country to change that. In this day and age that part falls a bit flat but the text was still a good preface for the book. Currently available at https://www.rosenberg.se/frord-huxley if one reads a different edition of the book (only in Swedish).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Self harm, and Racism

Moderate: Medical content, Drug abuse, Ableism, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Incest, Abortion, War, Sexism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Murder, and Vomit

The last chapter has a character "driven mad" were he's flogging himself and eventually ends his own life, he's driven on by a big crowd of people and it's very dehumanizing.

mirabellee_'s review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Death of parent, Self harm, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

rosenrot's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Xenophobia, Suicide, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, and Drug use

eahhhhh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Self harm

kokoberry's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, War, and Animal death

theveleveteenrabbit08's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Seriously the best book I've ever read. Changed the way that I think about the modern world's luxuries and government. The world building is absolutely excellent and realistic, yet subtly terrifying at the same time. Characters' interactions aid this world building perfectly, immersing us in the minds and society of this 'brave new world'. If you are even the slightest bit interested in this book, READ IT! You won't regret your choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual content, Mental illness, Infertility, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

katkatniss's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Body shaming, Death of parent, Misogyny, Self harm, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

alreinwarth's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Death, Colonisation, Ableism, Suicide, Pregnancy, Infertility, Grief, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, and Vomit

canonically_k's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content, Body shaming, and Death

Minor: Vomit

chrisljm's review against another edition

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