Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Babel by R.F. Kuang

578 reviews

beckyvh523's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative slow-paced

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

3.0

I had a hard time staying invested and did not like the main character Robin - kept wait for his arc to crest and I felt like it never did. Language history was fun though

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Deportation

quinn24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative reflective 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

I am absolutely floored. I was so fucking stressed reading this I had to keep taking breaks and honestly I’m a little pissed at how intelligent R.F. Kuang is. Insane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

mr_ryancowboy's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bellsdixon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

samugranjo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Blood, and Alcohol

aneagleslament's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

It made me cry at the end, fuck it was good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

alexsouslesetoiles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

Merveilleux et terrible à la fois. Je ne me suis pas du tout ennuyé. C'est très bien écrit, très percutant et pertinent, avec beaucoup de réflexion politique encore d'actualité. Les personnages sont attachants et complexes. A mettre entre toutes les mains.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

bookish_5280's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse and Islamophobia

glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

YES THIS BOOK. Read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny

dua_liepard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and War