Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

64 reviews

kittykaz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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? N/A

4.0

This is probably what young kids have in mind when they think about adult fiction books. A lot of political talk, lots of classism and talk about rules and the consequences of ones actions. Definitely not a light read, and meant to make you think about the bigger picture and put your problems into perspective. 

I took a gamble with this - just randomly pulled it out of my parents’ bookshelf - and I think I might have to do that more often. Though I do recommend you try and inform yourself about it before reading this book, so you won’t get blindsided by all the rapeing and violence that is going on. It might take a certain type of person to enjoy this, is all i’ll say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Vomit

They use a LOT of slurs of all kinds, mostly racial ones

adrinthesky's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexism, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

dan2's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Torture

Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

studiouspoppy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Es un muy buen libro, muy interesante y plantea ideas muy progresistas para la época. Refleja muy bien el contraste de ideas por medio de los personajes, la normalización de violencia que personajes más jóvenes cuestionan. Lo recomiendo muchísimo, aunque puede ser un poco fuerte por hablar de violencia sexual y de tortura.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Homophobia, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Minor: Miscarriage and Racial slurs

elliej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Sexism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Antisemitism and Abandonment

tinana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, and Racism

_alexa522's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

thelibraryofalexandra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Pedophilia

mischka's review against another edition

Ich habe es bis zur letzten Generation gelesen, weil es trotz der ganzen Gewalt (siehe content warnings), die darin vorkommt, ein fantastisches Buch ist. Irgendwann habe ich es nur nicht mehr ausgehalten, was für schreckliche Dinge die ganze Zeit passieren... vor allen Dingen den Frauen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Ableism, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Abortion, and Excrement