Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Day of The Triffids by John Wyndham

14 reviews

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

sundaystripes's review against another edition

1.75

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Sexism

jackbifrost's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Sexism, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Child death

Minor: War

megclarke's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

himpersonal's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loved the story. Feels like it’s applicable today with our careless commoditization of natural resources for the benefit of human consumption and the extreme rightists trying to control women’s reproductive freedoms. Frightening times!

Had to wonder how the book would’ve addressed women unable to bear children and how close we’d get to being forced into being Marthas and aunts, à la The Handmaid’s Tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

unshiu's review against another edition

medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I love it when men write sf and decide that the only rational place for a woman in a post-apocalyptic world would be as a baby incubator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism

cowardlycod's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Note : Mostly focused on after society collapses not the first few days.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism

ziopera's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark reflective sad 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: Complicated

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I had heard great things about Day of the Triffids, and when I bought it I thought of all the great reviews I had read. Well, I certainly didn't find what I expected. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book, but it's definitely not a masterpiece. As far as I'm concerned, "Day of the Triffids" is a great wasted opportunity. Because the most interesting element of the plot, the one that GIVES THE TITLE TO THE BOOK, is not of great importance for much of the text. The triffids, a very intriguing invention by the author, are useful to the plot only at the end and barely at the beginning of the book: too little!

Also throughout the central part, the book is quite boring, recovering only in the final, in my opinion really good.

I really enjoyed the reflections in the very last part of the book, reflections that also concern the triffids, and how humanity has, in the end, reduced itself to the situation presented to us in this novel. I also really liked the idea, although not very original, that some (Torrance) decided to organize themselves in an unjust and failed feudal system.

PROS:

• The initial and final parts are engaging and reflective;
• Excellent writing style;
• Characters you get attached to despite the lack of characterization.

CONS:

• The triffids are not a sufficiently important and central element in the text;
• The book is mostly quite boring;

Would I recommend it?

• Yes, if you want to approach this novel to reflect on some very interesting ideas it offers us;
• no, if you are looking for a book of great impact, the kind that keep you glued to the pages.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism

befnie's review against another edition

0.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I really hated this book. It absolutely drips with sexism and ableism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape