Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

15 reviews

summerb's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I hate my life but at least I finished that awful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Pregnancy

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

Hmmm, hmmmm, im not sure i can communicate my feelings, perhaps an interpretive dance would be better

<<SPOILERS>>

No wait i wish we had some from iceland after he gets sent there?? Oh and also i hate it when books reference Shakespeare, it high key makes me quale with anger and idk why xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

This book gave me big Narcissistic Christian White Man TM energy. It did make me think about theoretical societal concepts though. Quite comedic at times (

I have been scarred by “Orgy Porgy”

), but Huxley pats himself too much on the back for me to enjoy much of the book. And all the characters are just pieces in his game of Making a Point, so there's not much connection or development really, just the plot as his prediction for the dystopian future society. I only rated as high as I did because it was coherent and introduced ideas that made me think about society today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Infidelity, and Stalking