Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

22 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Gore, Ableism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Cancer

Moderate: Excrement, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness

toofondofbooks_'s review

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was beautifully written and grotesque. It was both funny and unbelievably unhinged. It made me laugh and cringe, and feel sad. It was just so good. There were some sections that were difficult for me to get through but as a whole this is such a solid piece of literature and such a good addition to the "unhinged woman" literary sub genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Infidelity, Murder, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gun violence, Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Death, Classism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Racism, and Outing

ephemeral_remi's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

leonalikesliterature's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization

raquelcanread's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

rachkait's review

dark

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

5.0

I recently wrote a review of Eileen by ottessa moshfegh where I stated that I don't need the main character to be relatable or likable to enjoy a book, but I found Eileen to be insufferable as a morally corrupt main character. I was a bit worried after reading that book and writing the review that I was a liar and I do need to find the main character likable to enjoy a book. This book proved that I was correct. 

Dorthy is by no means a likable character. There are times though when as a reader you are manipulated into seeing things the way she wants you to, much like the people in her life. She is a psychopath, and she wears this as almost a badge of honor. She is a sex addict, a murderer, and a cannibal, and I still laughed at some of the comments that she made throughout. Summers is a fantastic writer and I loved every second of this book. Definitely one of my new favorites of all time and my favorite book I've read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, Death of parent, Cancer, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny

freyanjani's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I haven’t read many books post-reading slump that I’ve had since I was 16, but this book truly changed me. If you can appreciate a vivid, delicious descriptions of glamorous foods, and at the same time stomach gory, violent details of murder… this is truly for you. I found Dorothy Daniels not lovable, but an amusing narrator of this gut-wrenching fem American Psycho of a book, and you know what I fuck with her for it (kinda, not really, don’t hold this statement against me). I was fully prepared for what I was going to read, but not of the person I’d become after. I now know too much about stuff I don’t really want to know… but a knowledge is knowledge, however fucked up it may be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent

smallredboy's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

girlboss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, and Gore

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

boglord's review

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Antisemitism, Cancer, Body shaming, Incest, and Adult/minor relationship

jolyne's review

dark funny reflective tense medium-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

5.0

Summers’ writing style is insane and decadent; every page is chock-full with words that feel plump enough to eat lol. The story flips between campy dry humor and brutally disturbing descriptions, but it stays consistently clever. I did laugh out loud a good amount. A warning: there is strong sexual content and the descriptions of the protag’s mutilations leave little to the imagination. It’s funny that this is the first story that I’ve read where our lead is horrifying and twisted, but loveable in a way that makes me feel like I’ve lost a friend after finishing the book. Some things are iffy but make sense when you contextualize them with how icky Dorothy is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Car accident, Violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, and Stalking

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment