Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Women Talking by Miriam Toews

70 reviews

ciaomara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Sexual assault

laschwe's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest and Suicide

vixenreader's review

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

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

4.0

A text that that gives a humanizing insight on a community that is not as closely examined as it should be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Alcohol

There is a lot of information about Mennonite culture and the story adhering to the assault of the women such community. Please read at your own discretion.

beccabookworm's review

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicide

crosberg's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the best book I've read this year (so far).  I'm glad I went in knowing the basic plot, because it definitely deserves a bunch of content warnings and isn't for the faint of heart.  But both the writing itself and the structure, how the story was told, were absolutely masterful.  The perspective choices, the character backgrounds, the jokes and small details, every single choice that Toews made elevates it to the absolute height of what the book is capable of.  The pacing is perfect, tight without being unforgiving.  When I finished reading it I had to lay down on the floor and stare at the ceiling for a while so I could process.  An absolute masterpiece.  But please please do pay attention to the content warnings, this book speaks about some of the most difficult subjects I've ever read about in a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

amber_ac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I thought this was a very important work that needs to be written about but I just did not personally like the execution. I was not engaged and I wasn’t happy with the ending being about the male narrator’s development rather than the journey of the women. I feel there should have been much more focus on their stories rather than the opinions of a man who wasn’t really connected to the horrific abuse these women suffered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

jessbrownette's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Pregnancy

nkk1017's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

nota_candycaine's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy

jouljet's review

dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit