Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

59 reviews

daniellemclough's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Deeply haunting and excruciatingly feminist -- excruciating because of the depth of the misogyny included; a quote from Machado herself in a Vulture interview best describes it: 

"The problem is that people talk about misogyny like it’s a grand, sinister thing of Snidely Whiplash tying Nell Fenwick to the tracks,” she said. In reality, misogyny is “really boring in its presentation, and it barely makes a sound, but it does so much. It’s so sinister in that way."

Machado's words and allegories were unfathomably poignant in a way that I will be processing for quite some time. I will need to reread some stories eventually because my focus waned a little toward the end, but despite missing some details, I was in awe of these stories. I genuinely don't have the right words to describe how I felt listening to this audiobook. Machado may have just become one of my all-time favorite authors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

jbogerhawkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

perditorian's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death and Bullying

lilysaintgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

It was very dark and scary at times. I felt sometimes like I wasn't smart enough to understand the symbolism, but I really enjoyed reading it. Overall it was about the violence inflicted on women's bodies by men, society, and ourselves. I adore Carmen Maria Machado's writing style, and I love how experimental she got, particularly in Especially Heinous. I also loved all of the perspectives on queerness throughout the stories, the depiction of queer domestic abuse in Mothers, the woman's relationship with her queer daughter in Eight Bites, the meta commentary on the crazy lesbian in The Resident. Cannot recommend enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dracula's review against another edition

Ultimately I only really enjoyed one of the stories and the rest fell flat. After pushing myself to finish a Law & Order: SVU fanfic, I decided I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t for me at all, which is disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

waterlilyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, and Vomit

bookrascal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Blood

cosypuck's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Murder