Babel, or the Necessity of Violence
Book • 2022 • Fantasy
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The protagonist's father physically assaults him on two occasions, and besides that is seriously manipulative, neglectful and emotionally abusive
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Spoiler: characters sacrifice themselves for a greater cause, but also out of hopelessness
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Multiple characters, including the protagonist, sacrifice themselves at the end of the novel. The protagonist has been experiencing suicide ideation in the leading up to this event
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Brief mention of a child’s body being found. Many young college students die.
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The protagonist's father physically assaults him on two occasions, and besides that is seriously manipulative, neglectful and emotionally abusive
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Is there a hanging?
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Two cisgender female characters cross dress to gain access to places they otherwise would not have been able to
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Multiple characters killed by a collapsing building at end of book, including main character
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Letty experiences episodes of hyperventilating from stress
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Is there gun violence?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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The book opens with the main character as a child lying next to his dead mother. Later, this character kills his father
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n-gro, not n-gger
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The main character dies at the end, and another significant character dies earlier
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Victims of colonialism use violence to rebel
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