Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

9 reviews

deductionist's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

When it’s not hitting you with its out-dated views, the book has incredible writing that drips with style and prose on every page.

The mysteries are both intriguing and interesting. Marlowe himself is, too. I respect the overall rules he honors for himself. 

Positives aside, I wish the women weren’t so one dimensional. Marlowe has more sexual tension with another man than he does with the women the story throws at him due to this fact. Most of the womens stories can be summarized by the men they had or have in their life. Whereas the men have more flexibility to be people rather than props. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Gun violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

saskia6's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

1.5

I hated this. felt like some sort of male fantasy: main character so cool and tall and attractive and all the ladies want to sleep with him but he just refuses them. don’t even get me started on the portrayal of women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Homophobia

chriswoody94's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

mscalls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, and Homophobia

noonjinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I love this book. It's fast paced, tense and exciting. The characters are great. The dialogue is amazing. The plot gets more and more convoluted and nastier and nastier all the way through, and the wry first person monologue is just delightful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny

shuddleston's review against another edition

mysterious 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia

nancyclue's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Well written. Politically despicable 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

marionhoney's review

dark mysterious 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

Graphic: Death and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual content

annareads9898's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The time period that this book was written in definitely shows as far as the derogatory ways people are referred to and the stereotyping etc. The book is EXTREMELY dated which made it sometimes hard to read as there were a lot of 30s era references on every page. But, I know this book is the first one in a long Philip Marlowe series but this book does stand well by itself which I liked. The mystery aspect of it I did enjoy that kept me interested throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Drug use