Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Assembly by Natasha Brown

29 reviews

koyalites's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

rochelles_reading_journal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

nzmerchant's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

Beautiful, poignant, and thought provoking. My first time dabbling in books relating to colonialism and I hope to read more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Misogyny, Racism, Cancer, Xenophobia, and Terminal illness

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Classism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Cursing, and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Slavery

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Misogyny

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Death, Slavery, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

flowingleaves's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Slavery, Cancer, and Colonisation

alenabaggins's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Cancer

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

brown's assembly is so effective in achieving its goals that it's akin to a manifesto, a subdued rallying cry of exasperation, exhaustion, rage, and detached numbness of those who are black and british. 

there's not a whole lot of plot here, merely different contexts and scenes from the narrator's life that eventually come together to form a finished puzzle and allow the reader to understand the reasoning behind her ultimate choice.

the novel's very reflective and introspective, and straddles the border of being almost preachy at times, but somehow it works: one couldnt possibly understand the narrator's current circumstances w/o being aware of the larger historical and political forces that precede her, shaping britain and its ppl into what they are - and how they act towards her and those like her - today. 

i have to say brown does a stellar job of depicting what it's like to be a black british woman, even one on the ascent. i felt claustrophobic, exasperated, constantly judged simply reading abt the narrator's daily experience. the lie of being taught to always strive and be better so things can get better, but in reality it's never enough no matter what one does, white ppl will always deem minorities as outsiders granted unfair advantages. no wonder the narrator's seemingly bone-deep exhausted; the clownery rly never ends.

while the narrative can feel disjointed at times bc of the frequent, abrupt changes in setting, assembly is nevertheless an impactful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Cancer, and Sexism

Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

Minor: Death and Medical content

arj's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny