Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

10 reviews

cdoubet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Slavery

Minor: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, and Violence

bowbeforeloki's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was emotionally driven , heartbreaking and wonderfully written. It speaks of the reality of what women of color experienced during this time span and captures 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Ableism, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Hate crime, Rape, Colonisation, and Sexism

arisol's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.75

A deeply troubling, but vital novel, connecting a long history of system abuses to what we continue to see today. The character development and relationship-building is moving and carries an important weight to the plot. Highly recommend, will read other books by this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Sexism, Abortion, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Ableism, and Infertility

Minor: Cancer

theladyjess's review

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Sexism, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Cancer

seanamcphie's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism, Abortion, and Racism

heatherjchin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Classism, Grief, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Car accident, Abortion, Racism, Pregnancy, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Hate crime, Mental illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Genocide, and Forced institutionalization

charliebriggs96's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, and Infertility

Moderate: Abortion

pattyreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Classism, Colonisation, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical content, Racism, and Terminal illness

lvr105's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Abortion

katrinasherise's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Racism, Ableism, Medical content, Classism, Infertility, Mental illness, and Abortion

This book heavily deals with reproductive justice. It follows a fictional story based on the relf sisters who were minors sterilized without their consent.