Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Outlawed by Anna North

90 reviews

melissalivanos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

3.75

It was a good book, but hard to read sometimes. The dystopic “if a woman can’t have a baby, she’s a witch who needs to be hanged” tone is rough to stomach in the current political climate. But I liked the characters, the plot, the ending, and the prose. The novel successfully examined the themes it set out to examine, and left me with a lot of thoughts and feelings. It’s just not the kind of book I’m in a place to dolly enjoy right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage

topher_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

kncknc's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Racism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Infertility

ejs2000's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Classism, Abortion, Blood, Transphobia, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

eegekay's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Death, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Racism

nicoleherz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

Feminist adventure set in the wild wild west

A thrilling and inspiring story about a woman who knows she's worth more than the fate she is assigned. I loved the immediate focus on science and feminism, especially set in a time where these were not popular topics.
The characters were diverse with fascinating backstories and the author wasn't shy in taking them away from us.
Loved the happy ending, I was positive we weren't going to get one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Abortion, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Excrement, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

ynadavis's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Sexism, Pregnancy, Racism, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

ellaensorcelee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

sorry_imbooked's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-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

3.5

I loved the idea of this book, its focus on women and trans people trying to make better lives for themselves and others like them, but I found the execution rather bland. Outlawed follows a young woman, Ada, who was forced from her home into a convent because she is unable to conceive a child in a world where women's worth is tied to their childbearing. Determined to find out the reason for barrenness and to help other women like her, Ada leaves the convent to join the notorious Kid and their Hole in the Wall Gang - a gang of other people turned out as women viewed as somehow defective. Ada's goal is to stay with the Gang until she can afford to travel to a fellow midwife who has written a book on women's medical and biological disorders that Ada respects but finds insufficient.

Despite her willingness to become an outlaw, Ada seems to lack (or refuse) agency until nearly the end of the book. The majority of her companions remain underdeveloped and fairly one-dimensional as much of the text is focused on Ada's internal worries and wonderings. As it was, my favorite character was Ada's horse, Amity.  The pacing of the story was irregular and I frequently drifted out of the book. That said, I always picked it back up.

I did really appreciate the timeliness of this book; these are issues that women still face and will for many years to come. The descriptions of the land and settings were rich and lovely - I could picture them vividly. I just ended up wanting more from the characters and the story than I felt I got.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Mental illness

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Outing, Animal death, Violence, and Sexual content