Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

26 reviews

teawiththefates's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I understand it’s merit from a philosophical perspective but dang this was a miserable book. The three stars is based on my personal experience with it - fascinating in places, provoking deep thought about human nature and the things that shape us; then also upsetting and disturbing, both sides being equally unpleasant and repulsive. So, yeah, this book was a lot. It won’t be a book I revisit, but it will inspire some good conversation at bookclub I imagine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, and War

eve_kadou's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

megb64's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

jojo50's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Dark, dystopia
Unresolved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide

yellow_star's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

This was terrifying to me, I think I read it too young. (No one forced me to read it, I borrowed an older kid's assigned reading) 

The little boy getting in trouble for not wanting to have child sex, as a preteen child myself at the time I read this, was deeply disturbing. I'd caution you to recommend  this only to older teens (though of course if they choose to read this themselves that's another matter as smart kids will drop it if it becomes too much.)

Of course this is still unsettling to older readers, but it shouldn't be traumatizing to most people 15+. The unsettled feeling instead should make you consider government control of a population and how much is too much, and if you think a little creatively you can apply the novel to make connections of companies and governments and stalker peers spying on you and trying to control you in the modern era. 

The book just isn't for me because I was too upset by that first reading. If you can't emotionally get through political commentary dystopia books then this probabl  isn't a great fit. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

lesliej5574's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and War

emersonseyeball's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Pregnancy

voilajean's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity and Abortion

Discussion of eugenics

sapphicsoilscientist's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

Did not finish this book and I would give it 0 stars if I could. I put this down by the third chapter when the subject of children being involved sexually was brought up. I absolutely think this book should come with trigger warnings for a vast array of issues.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content