Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

24 reviews

joisaddler's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Ableism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

angelsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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: Ableism

sunlily's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

ramblingravioli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Originally I’d rate this book 4/5 but have reduced my rating to 3/4 due to the ableist slurs used and the stereotypes of disability portrayed in some of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

chaoticace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, and Medical content

bdstrunk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

of the three english translations of The Mirror Visitor Quartet (as of august 2021), this is the only one with quite a few words/phrases that didn’t sit quite right with me… 
i’m not gonna jump and say “cancel this author!!!” yet though, because it IS a translation, and i’m not fluent in french or french terms that are highly offensive. i have seen a few other people say that the original and different translations were perfectly fine, but i intend to research it more myself. 

other than that, this book felt a little… forced? kinda? because of my fixation on the series, i would give this book 4.75 simply because it is an extension of such a wonderful story and for its rereadability (in fact, i can say for-almost-certain that i will reread all three of these books before the october 5th release date of the fourth). however, to be honest, it wasn’t exactly up to my expectations. 

anyway, i am very much looking forward to the next book, and i do not want this story to end. 

edit: the more i think about this book, in hindsight, the better i like the plot. +0.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Racism

on ableism: the r-word was mentioned twice, if i recall correctly. on racism: as someone who is not bipoc, i’m not sure if i have a place to comment on this. one character was described as an “oriental doll” a few times, not in a derogatory way, but it just… didn’t sound quite right. on homophobia: the term “queer-fish” was used once or twice. i am queer, and though i didn’t find it terribly offensive in full context, it still stung just a little.

grimmdark's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

out of all 3 books i've read so far, definitely my favorite. it's actually really cool to see how much the author improves and where with each tome. loved babel as a setting!!!! so many cool characters!!!! can't wait to read the next and final book. maybe i'll come back for a review later phew!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Stalking

keylimepie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

dancingkouign's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

CW: mention of weight gain/loss (nothing intense but it's there a couple times so be prepared if that's a touchy subject)