Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

61 reviews

sophiaxscherm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I just loved this book. So much. The writing was so good and addicting. The beginning sets the dark and mysterious mood and scenery so perfectly. I loved the complexity of the characters, I feel like none of them were dull, there was always more to them in some way. 
Don't have much more to say, this was great.

The only thing that was a bit off for me was the dragon stuff. Like I just didn't get why that was necessary. When Roscille realized Lisander is no normal human being, I was so excited to find out what is going on. But this was a letdown and just a bit weird.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

yaelm's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

lilmadmadz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

jlschingle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

I went in with no knowledge of the book and thinking it would be closer to the source material. This is more like magic really does exist and Lady Macbeth is actually 17 AU. I didn’t love that she was still a child because she very much acts surprised when her actions have consequences to others that aren’t just her. I’m not a fan of her choices and their actions not being intentional until the last chapter of Act 4. 

Once I realized kind of what the book was it was fun, but do not go into reading this book thinking it’s going to be remotely similar to the original work 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

astitchnastory's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Grief

v_zlateva's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape

graveyard_guenther's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

jacquirm13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

Gonna be honest, I only listened to this because it had no wait on libby. Def would not have had the patience to read it if i had a hard copy. The audiobook was fun because of all the scottish accents lol. This took a lot of creative liberties with the OG Macbeth so I can see why some people would dislike it for that reason. Honestly for someone who is supposed to be smart she does a lot of dumb shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Blood

cayliehausman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A tale of madness begetting madness, that leads to freedom or ruin. The added touches of forbidden romance and feminist ideology creates a modern take on a classic play. 

I would recommend reading a summary of Macbeth but it’s not necessary to have read the play beforehand. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

nclausel25's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, and Grief