Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Normalūs žmonės by Sally Rooney

128 reviews

lunaloewenherz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying

bookboii's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Death, Alcohol, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Racism, and Pedophilia

fantabuleuxse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

ale15sousa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death of parent, and Self harm

Minor: Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

girlgetsbook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Literally like what else can I even say about this book that wasn't already said before? I went in thinking I was going to hate it based solely on me not enjoying exciting times that much, they say the book was Sally Rooney-esque, however I have never been happier to be wrong, this book hit every one of my check-list boxes including the ones I didn't know existed. It is a compelling story about damaged kids trying to fit in a hostile world whilst hanging on to each other throughout the years, it's about love, affection but also raw friendship. Even myself, an aro/ace person can appreciate reading more than 200 pages about people pinning and miscommunicating if done correctly, and Sally Rooney did it. I've tried to read this book in 2020 which feels like ages ago and I'm so glad I put it down back then, otherwise I wouldn't have appreciated it as much as I appreciated now 2 years and many complex connections both failed and successful later. My one critic is probably the submissive nature of one of the characters and just the acknowledgement of the presence of that in the relationship which says more about me and my own experiences seeing how straight relationships tend to fall on that dynamic over and over again even though one or both parties are not happy with it, however I do believe it's important for some people to see this being explored in the way it is, which is the way Sally Rooney portrays it, and portrays everything honestly, in a brutally honest but also surprisingly tender. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

gabedon's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

chaoticweevil's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use, Racism, and War

xarifilm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

i feel like this book might be a hit or miss and for me it was definitely a hit. i think this book was one my favourites that i’ve read this year so far. rooney has a very simple way of writing that i find very elegant; she’s able to describe very specific feelings which helped me feel so much more connected to the characters.

it was a little hard for me to get into it first cause i’m used to reading fantasy/dystopia/scifi books that are very action-packed. it was nice to read something i’m not very used to.

it was also refreshing to read a book that i didn’t feel like i had to rush through. it had that effect on me for some reason: i didn’t feel like i needed to finish it as soon as possible. i could go as slowly as i wanted and just savour it. i wasn’t reading for escapism, i was reading to enjoy it. i haven’t felt that way about a book in a very long time. i'll definitely be picking up more of rooney's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Misogyny

savannahrb's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Classism

claranasman02's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence