Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

10 reviews

dezaraemd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Misogyny, Stalking, and Sexual content

cassie_04's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Rape, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Drug use, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Torture

blymanor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

Intriguing. Great world-building! The technology aspect of the book was a bit weak and I feel it could have been cut out without affecting the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Gore, Confinement, Gun violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content, Infidelity, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Rape

that_cow_girl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is fucking CRAZY! I didn’t think I’d be a fan of the format but it was very easy to pick up and read. The author was amazing with all of the different characters and SO MUCH HAPPENING!! my jaw dropped at certain points and I was thoroughly invested. I couldn’t stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Violence, Cursing, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

emomixtape's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism and Rape

bookishloz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Violence

gssll_lpz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Blood, Gore, Death, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Bullying

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual harassment

anne311's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

jazdewills's review against another edition

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

4.5

This was a great twist on Lord of the Flies. The dark, twisted part of me really enjoyed this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use and Misogyny

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Cannibalism

archaicrobin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Last book of 2021 and it was Fantastic ! 😉 Fantasticland is a unique survival story in which a bunch of employees are stranded by a disastrous hurricane in a Disney-like amusement park with plenty of supplies and shelter, but absolutely no authority. The result? A Lord of the Flies inspired nightmare! 

The story is told through different interviews of survivors from the park massacres and others involved in the tragedy that occurs at the park. This style of storytelling works so well for this book because you’re hearing it like first hand accounts. You have to piece the story together from different interviews just like you would if this had actually happened.  I was recommend the audiobook, since each interview is voiced by a different person and it must add so much more to the story! Unfortunately my library only had the digital print version, but I might still check out the audiobook later down the road if I’m up for a reread. 

Fantasticland is gruesome but it also has moments of dark humor and glimpses of the underlying themes of toxic masculinity, good vs. evil, and the dark truth of what humans are capable of when faced with survival and a complete lack of authority.  

A lot of negative reviews I saw about this book were stating how unrealistic it all is, but honestly I don’t think it’s all that crazy. We see everyday the evil and hate that humanity is capable of, how is this any crazier? And that, that knowledge that,  hey this isn’t really that unbelievable, is what makes this book so eerie. 

Personally, I absolutely LOVED this and would highly recommend it to anyone that’s looking for a unique, fun take on survival horror! Was it perfect? Of course not, there’s a few typos and some things I would have liked resolution on but overall, the plot, the storytelling, the characters, the horrifying actions that occur, it’s all what make a great horror read and far out shadows any of the negatives in my opinion. Fantastic Land promised a fantastic time and it delivered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and War