Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

7 reviews

am4man's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Sexism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Racism

greenrequiem's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Sexism

joann3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, Cursing, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Self harm and Deportation

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

This was both a fun and painful story. It is well written and hilarious, however it is also very dark at the same time and in part made darker by how relevant it is in today's culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Classism, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Sexism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Outing, Xenophobia, Deadnaming, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Minor: Body shaming, Vomit, Fatphobia, Racism, Gaslighting, Genocide, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child death, Grief, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, War, Abandonment, Classism, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Blood, Death, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

There is a plane crash and only 13 of 50 girls survive.

monapearl's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Sexism

spookybecks's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

This is good silly fun! The satire is a little forced, but I enjoyed seeing the bond develop between the girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Transphobia

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, and Racism

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is so smart and so funny and I enjoyed it so much! I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Transphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Eating disorder