Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

30 reviews

nicnocs511's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

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

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

karol99's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Extremely interesting read, especially drawing comparisons to a capitalistic society as well as progress seen and made in 2022

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Suicide and Abortion

qqjj'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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, 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

rosinawrites7's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

In the common 1984 Vs Brave New World competition, Brave New World definitely wins for me! It's a much more engaging read and is more similar to current society. Huxley's imagination is incredible. Would definitely recommend - once you get your head around the first chapter or two, the story gets more gripping and I enjoyed the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Terminal illness

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

nebubabe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

i would have given a 4 star if not for the (in my opinion ofc) weak ending. i quite enjoyed this book and it gave me a lot to think about until the final chapter. i understand why it had to end the way it did but it almost felt like it was written by someone else. it was abrupt and unsatisfying. now i'm left with a sour taste in my mouth.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Abortion