Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Citadel by C.M. Alongi

5 reviews

sierraclimbs's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

I probably should have DNFd this book… 
The premise of it is very intriguing. It’s essentially How to Train Your Dragon, but with chimera instead of dragons & on an alien planet. 
There is important representation in this book, the main protagonist is a nonverbal autistic woman. I’m happy there are people writing this representation into their stories. But unfortunately it did not really work for me…
It ended up reading really young & there was a change made mid book that made me a little uncomfortable…

Let me start by saying that I do not have autism nor do I have anyone in my closest family & friends with autism, so my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. But my biggest problem with this book is that they gave the nonverbal autistic protagonist a way to talk, through telepathy. Before she ate the flower to give her telepathic powers she was communicating through her sketchbook & signs. This was much more compelling & I think there could have been so much done with her ability to communicate in unconventional ways to make her connections with the chimera. Rather than just giving her speech… and frankly, it was the chimeras broken speech that made it read so young.

Also, I can’t find anything about this being a first in a series, but the last couple chapters really seemed to set up a sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Grief, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Bullying, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

kwthor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Infertility, Gun violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Bullying, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Child death

kai_watson's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Blood, Misogyny, Grief, Death, Torture, Ableism, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

turrean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

Readers will find fascinating characters and complex world-building here. The three point-of-view characters in particular provide widely differing views of the society’s religious, social, and political structures. The patriarchy, religious bigotry, ableism, and sexism all suck in this world, too: even characters who want to help one another are burdened by layers upon layers of social pressure, as well as the very real threat of punishment or even death. 

The parallels between Olivia’s struggles to be heard and human/chimera communication are not subtle, but are no less poignant for being obvious. Her experiences as a nonverbal autistic person give her a unique perspective on the task of breaking down barriers between warring groups who have no way to even begin a negotiation without a way to speak to one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Bullying, Violence, Ableism, and Sexism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Blood, Misogyny, and Violence

iseefirede's review

adventurous hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book from the first chapter. I finished it within 2 days. The fact that the main character is ND is fantastic. There was character growth and there wasn't a lot of long-drawn-out world building that I noticed. And just flying wolves with

telepathy and telekinesis

*chef's kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, War, Vomit, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Suicide