Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

58 reviews

wreathedinviolets's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

This was pretty wild. Definitely did not see the killer coming until it was too late!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Emotional abuse

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Child death, Bullying, Self harm, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

jenna_justi2004's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Abortion, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Classism, Abortion, Fatphobia, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Confinement

yaeesh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Abortion

paltrindome's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

1.25

ONE PARAGRAPH REVIEW:
When will thriller authors learn that a plot twist cannot save, and should not save, a badly written book? While the first plot twist revealing the connection between two characters was enjoyable, the subsequent twist after twist ruined any plausibility of the events in the book. The characters are thoroughly unlikeable, save for Olivia and Hannah, and while that is typically not an issue (in fact, i love reading unlikeable characters), here, the plot twist depends on the reader caring for these unlikeable characters. And unless you’re an Andrew T*te supporter or a fatshaming prick, there’s no way you care about what happens to them. That said, I do appreciate Foley’s clear characterisation, even if most characters (Jules, Will, Olivia, Charlie) ended up being a caricature of their character trope.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Misogyny

viireads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Infidelity, and Bullying

Moderate: Self harm and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Misogyny

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

It was interesting! Not sure how satisfying I find the ending, but I didn't see most of the twists coming, and I definitely wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next. 

The audiobook narrators were all great as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Child death, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Abortion, and Ableism

Minor: Racism and Death of parent

Revenge porn

dianakamau's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, Drug use, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Minor: Infidelity

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

major content warning for self harm. check dropdown for others
for the majority of this book i was under the impression that The Guest List was published before The Hunting Party, which made a lot of sense because The Hunting Party felt like a more polished execution of a similar concept. actually, The Guest List came _after_ The Hunting Party. and knowing that her most recent book is The Paris Apartment… 😬

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. i was still surprised by the ending, though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Death, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Addiction, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia