Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

17 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

This book is all over the place. I was over 50% of the way through the book and I still couldn't understand the plot. All the chapters were in different characters 3rd person pov and sometimes it would start in one pov and switch to another with no warning! I'm sure the end is great and super profound or whatever but I'm not reading 350 pages of nothing for the 40 pages of conclusion that makes it make sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

everamplify's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

omarickman's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, and Murder

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This was an excellent book. I just didn't enjoy it. It felt slow and meandering at first. It eventually picked up the pace, and the various storylines came together for a thrilling ending. However, I spent most of the book wishing I had finished it. Once again, I must remember that just because a book is on a best-seller list doesn't mean I'll like it. I can appreciate this novel and even enjoyed parts of it, but I would have preferred this story as a mini-series to watch instead of reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ska1224's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the author writes a lot about women's breasts and butts for certain. distracted from the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Deportation

sincerelykiwi's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

To be completely honest, I had no intention or desire to read this book because I didn’t think I’d like it. Unfortunately, it was chosen for book club and I just rolled with it. If it weren’t for book club I wouldn’t have finished this book. 
The plot, if there was one, was hard to follow and there were too many characters to keep track of. Also, I am not a fan of when men describe women in their books because it always comes down to physicality whether or not they’re likable. It got to a point where if I read “bouncy breasts” or “beautiful breasts” one more time I was just going to give up. 
This wasn’t my cup of tea and I feel like I’ve read better stories like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

amhud1030's review against another edition

Too slow paced, wasn’t what I expected. I did not like the town doctor and when he crossed a line and took advantage of a woman who was passed out/comatose it was the last straw for me. 

The only reason I kept listening as long is because I really like the narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment