Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

131 reviews

prairiek's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lemonyanemone's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This book hit too close to home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bennoyb's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage, Car accident, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

celestialg's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

A family-centered drama akin to Little Fires Everywhere, and a story I did not expect to love. Shocked me at some points, cathartic at others - I was so invested. A lovely surprise that reminds you - every family has their shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Abortion

kyrashelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.75

I flew through this! The timelines wove perfectly together, the drama was immaculate and I was so captivated by Nina and Kit’s journeys and arcs. Reid does such an incredible job at writing nuanced but lovable women who have so many layers. I loved the scenes where Reid discussed the hypocrisy over the reception of Nina’s surfing career when compared to Jay’s, and Kit’s realization at the end of the novel brought me to tears. They’re definitely my two favorite characters in the universe Taylor Jenkins Reid has created and this will probably end up being one of my favorite reads of the year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lilawsahar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved the different povs of all the main characters but also people who just showed up at the party. I liked how the book was set up so that all the drama would be subsided by the end of the night. All the characters were charming in their own way. I would definitely read this book again and recommend others to read it too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Vomit, and Police brutality

I thought that every chapters was going to die at some point. I don’t know what that says about the book or me lol…

_dina's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

A fun read ! The story starts a bit slow but picks up around a third of the book I would say. 
I was really invested in both timelines and almost every storyline, the characters can be a bit flat sometimes but I loved their dynamic. The only I didn’t really like is Jay for some reason, but I could relate a lot to Nina. 
A bit too much surfing for my taste though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident