Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

376 reviews

abbeyreadthis's review

adventurous informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Classism, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Death

bibliochica's review

adventurous emotional informative 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, War, Classism, Sexism, Violence, and Death of parent

asifsyed's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Slavery, Misogyny, Grief, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Torture, Police brutality, War, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jokeater's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

i cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, War, Death, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Medical content, and Misogyny

Minor: Slavery and Islamophobia

jlye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

I don’t want to give much away from the story so I’ll just say that I loved everything about this book. This is the second book I’ve read by Rebecca F. Kuang (first was Yellowface). Babel is a very different book and somehow even more brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, War, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

niktaylor's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Genocide

afraidofwhat's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Drug abuse, Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Gore

jasminemilktea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Murder, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and War

lovetlr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, and Slavery

jareadforfilth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

There are not enough words, ironically, as this book is all about words. I’ve just set it down and I feel so raw by this. Maybe I’ll be able to come back to this review once I’ve properly wrapped my mind around everything, but this book is exquisitely written, brilliantly cultivated, tragically beautiful and utterly insurmountable. It’s smarter than I’ll ever be and I’m sure even once it’s all settled, there is much that I missed because RF Kuang is that girl 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 but it’s just beyond anything I’d expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery