Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

697 reviews

ttumbletree's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Classism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, War, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Violence, and Death

mooncxrx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.75

i fear my brain chemistry has been changed forever. there was so much love and effort put into this book and u can feel it on every page... i cannot stop crying thinking about all of it.
the only "criticism" i have is that i would have enjoyed more dialogue over the narration sometimes but. honestly the book is perfect to me regardless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Suicide

raineydayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

the first 50%: heehoo the scholars are in babel

the last 50%: OH MY GOD

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: War

deannahall14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Im so sick omg 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Hate crime, Death, and Suicide

copiani's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

I love how the author infused history and magic seamlessly. Translation in silver working and its role in colonization was so smart and that struggle the non-white translation students have with having privilege that other POCs don't have and deciding to either use it and lose your prestigious position or being part of the system and deciding to ignore apart of yourself to be accepted by the white man. I learnt so much about the inner workings of colonization and how truly connected the countries that England exploited are. As a South African, I know about England's colonization in my country, but I hadn't really thought about the others places. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, War, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

anais201717's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad 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

I don't think I have the words to describe the masterpiece I've just read. 
Like it feels so real. Ofc magic doesn't exist in the real world but everything else does. And it is so wrong. The amount of thinking about the world brought by this book is just impossible to describe! 
It feels like Poppy war but seen by the people of colonised country living in England. To me the books complete themselves perfectly (and are amazing) 
I highly recommend reading Babel and Poppy war !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Child abuse

Moderate: Islamophobia, War, and Sexism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Gun violence

tifftastic87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This is a strong recommendation for complex world building, deep characters, analysis of colonialism, racism and sexism and their inherent ties to academia and the British Empire. It was brutal in its evisceration of both academia and the British Empire, but beautifully written and thoroughly researched. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Medical content, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Hate crime, Blood, and War

hayley98's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Sexism, Racism, Blood, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, War, and Slavery

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

lucdiamant's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexism and Murder