Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Babel by R.F. Kuang

1671 reviews

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Trafficking, Death of parent, Racism, Suicide, Death, Racial slurs, Grief, Colonisation, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Drug use, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment and Fire/Fire injury

lohock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism

This is truly one of the best books I’ve ever read.

cryptidskunk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Such an intricately crafted story that also adresses colonialism, privilege, and activism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

harmonyfaery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Colonisation, and Racism

theasi's review

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, War, Blood, Bullying, Death, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Deportation and Drug use

serendipitous_mess's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Islamophobia and Slavery

idabwells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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

Probably the most impactful book I've ever read besides Jemisin and Butler.

Manages to capture the devastating scope of colonial genocide while also portraying the courage and brilliance of those around the world struggling to survive and triumph over it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Trafficking, Suicide, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Addiction, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Misogyny, Racism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, and Kidnapping

Minor: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, War, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Rape, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

leonineliterature's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

It had everything that made it a candidate to be amazing. But sadly, it just didn't work for me. I'm not sure exactly why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Racism

bidpat's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Slavery, Colonisation, Suicide, War, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism

giulia_rossi's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Racial slurs, and Racism

Non credo ci sia davvero un modo univoco per definire questo romanzo, é un’enciclopedia di conoscenze, di storia, di amicizia, di rabbia e di violenza allo stesso momento. L’autrice guida il lettore attraverso la storia dei protagonisti e nelle pieghe degli eventi storici che nei libri di scuola vengono lasciati da parte, non si può uscire da questa lettura senza essere ammirati, arrabbiati e spaventati al tempo stesso. Credo che questo libro verrà annoverato tra i classici della nostra epoca.