Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

60 reviews

honipoems's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring tense slow-paced

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

5.0

it was quite slow and really deeply in the oxford universe for à long time which made me romanticize it a lot. but when the plot twist happened, everything got Foster and more violent all of sudden. it saddens me soooo much. I really like how it ends, very realistic not too optimiste. I learned a lot and I love langage <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Death, and Deportation

dominiq_ec's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Drug use, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Blood, Hate crime, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Classism and Deportation

lipka's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

It is "a thematic response to The Secret History, and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell." 

I think my favorite was the fluttering. ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜃ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ. It ends only as it ever could. The audiobook narration is beautiful. The protagonist's voice ages and breaks. Please send birds.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Child abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Alcohol, Deportation, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

In the second half of the book, sinophobic slurs are weaponized against characters, several times.

millerkg9's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Easily one of the most important books ever written. Kuang managed to convey the intersecting dangers and conflicts of various types of privilege clearly without being patronizing or repetitive, making this an impressively valuable read for anyone, regardless of background. The characters and world building are carefully, beautifully constructed, and the plot and pacing are basically perfect. Absolutely brilliant, in every conceivable way. 

Only complaint I really have is that we don’t actually see the repercussions of

Babel falling.

They’re strongly implied/theorized of course, but I would’ve like to see them on the page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Xenophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, War, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Deportation and Alcoholism

forced deportation is explicitly and implicitly threatened throughout the novel, but not actually acted upon as far as I remember.

marmaelade's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery, War, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gun violence, Torture, and Drug use

Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Deportation

butilikeit's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Classism, Torture, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Deportation, Child death, and Drug use

lilly24's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

A beautiful book, in and out. Loved it. Let you staring at the wall

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Death, Slavery, Racial slurs, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, Hate crime, Abandonment, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Xenophobia

yzer2468's review against another edition

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

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

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

goldenlake's review against another edition

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

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

Minor: Deportation, Slavery, Infidelity, and Alcohol

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