Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

레슨 인 케미스트리 1 by Bonnie Garmus

1964 reviews

polly_ang's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism

Moderate: Suicide

just_jess02's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I love the confident, smart women in this book and the way it challenged the societal norms of the 1960s. It still feels very relevant to today. If I had a daughter, I’d want her to have women like Elizabeth as a role model. This was a charming, thoughtful read that made me think about my relationships, the ways I communicate, and the influences we often don’t notice in our lives. It was a fantastic audio book to listen to while I walked or did chores. The narrator perfectly captured the way I imagine Elizabeth would have spoken. 
I think it lacked some depth that I would have craved if I was reading it as a print edition though. The outline of the plot and characters is great… it just feels like there’s not quite enough meat to sit down and read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Abandonment

julius_liu's review against another edition

3.75

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault

nightingale25's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment

totoreo's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Despite having science in the name, this book requires a suspension of belief. There’s a sort of magical cosmic magnetism that snaps things into place in this book, but a great and fun read all around 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault

amkra2ft's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide

xomandymoo's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

_ohdenise's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Sexism

sunflowermagpie's review against another edition

1.5

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400 pages of preaching 2016 Buzzfeed style “feminism” in the most misanthropic way possible. This book has only two-dimensional characters, and they just serve to beat you over the head with the most black and white, overly simplistic portrayal of sexism I’ve ever read. Why bother setting a book in the 1950s-60s if your main character is going to act like she’s straight out of the 2020s? Another part of the book I hated was the author’s complete inability to empathize with or even understand people of faith on a basic level. Even ministers in this book don’t have faith because they “understand science.” Never mind the fact that there have been religious scientists throughout human history, including in the 1950s and 60s. I would honestly be fine with that if this book was as lighthearted and fun as it set out to be, but it’s not even that! The book practically opens with a rape scene and is just page after page of the main character being heaped with misogynistic abuse with no reprieve until the deus ex machina ending. Overall, nothing about this book landed for me, especially not the humor. The only part I liked was the dog. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Violence

gjenn's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide, Vomit