Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

58 reviews

readergonewilde's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Trafficking

bcale420's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion and Sexual assault

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

booksreverything's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Addiction, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Animal death, Death of parent, and Drug use

kaitthelibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Slavery

Minor: Abortion

sapphire_mayo's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

kanderson246's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Trafficking, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Abortion, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Slavery

emmehooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Overall, I LOVED this book! There were so many morally ambiguous (and straight up bad) characters, plenty of commentary on elite society and urban Indian development, and lots of action.

There are 3 main POVS with an additional 2 mini-POVs towards the end - each has their own unique voice. I enjoyed the world and character building in the beginning but think the ending felt rushed and disjointed. 

This is a cliffhanger book with 2 more planned AND a TV series on FX

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Car accident, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Abortion, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Suicide

jmeighan's review against another edition

dark informative 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

A gripping novel about India, power, corruption, and vice. Excellent audio book as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This was insightful to early 21st century India issues that still spread out and rot its society today, although some parts can come off as trauma/poverty porn and there's some graphic, gratuitous prison sexual violence for really immersive bleakness. Neda's, and especially, Sunil Rastogi's sections to me were wholly unnecessary. A lot of the book is superfluous for that matter and at the 84% mark jumbled and unraveled to nonsense. But I liked taking the time to google the cuisine mentioned throughout that made my mouth water and for what it's worth Sunny Wadia's character and the story were entertaining but this is a big book physicall but not very grand in style or writing despite the intent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Rape, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy