Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

29 reviews

snickahz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, War, and Classism

klee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, War, and Classism

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, and Murder

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

emmerylynn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.25

This book had a very different tone than the first two, and I think that has more to do with Ophelia’s change in character and motivation. The world-building went even further with the main plot unfolding on Babel, rather than the Pole. I loved the twists and turns of this one, and the continued transformation of Ophelia’s and Thorn’s relationship. Though I wish I saw more of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

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

anarchist_al's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Review of entire quartet on last book. I did miss the Pole setting, and starting on Babel took some time to get interesting hence the four stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Infertility, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Classism

dorianablu83's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

thorn has me in a chockehold, I want Archibald to be my bestie and Victoria seems so cute. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

japanasi's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love this story and universe so much! it is so much fun to read these books

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

harmony822's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Body horror and Sexual harassment