Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis

11 reviews

petrareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

A gripping exploration of life in poverty on the French countryside, as well as the views and values of the people living in it, through the eyes of a young gay boy, desperate to fit in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Animal death, and Cursing

Moderate: Classism, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death

kananineko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book reminded me why I love memoirs. It’s a very important and impactful story, but it’s also very gross and graphic (definitely look into trigger warnings if you think you might need them). But it has to be. It was very educational about a place/way of life that I’m not very familiar with (which is why I love memoirs). My only critique is that I wished we got more at the end after he *kinda spoiler, maybe?* left/went to school. I wanted to see him happy (although, it’s true that that wasn’t the point of the book). Also, I understand that this is about the author’s real life so of course he gets to choose which parts of his life he wants to keep private. 

Overall, highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Ableism, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Excrement

skyeuqx's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Outing, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Ableism, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Miscarriage, Incest, Domestic abuse, Classism, Mental illness, and Bullying

viktoriae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Racism, and Homophobia

meredithbrown's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Child abuse

Minor: Islamophobia, Violence, Addiction, and Racial slurs

blueforblues's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Incest

Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, and Alcoholism

honeyduke's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Racism, and Sexism

444saida's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexism, Vomit, and Xenophobia

leahrenz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

juttis's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism