Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

2 reviews

hardella's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Okay the plot, the gore and the “creature” in this were fantastic. I didn’t think the vine would scare me but I ended that book never wanting to be near a plant again. It was some solid horror and definitely King-esque.
However, holy shit this author has never met a real life woman. The female characters were so one-dimensional and everything was weirdly sexual. There was a lot of subtle and not so subtle misogyny intertwined (see what I did there) throughout the book. And the men in this were mostly disgusting or barely given any depth. -500/10 for character writing but 5/5 for plot/horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Misogyny, Vomit, Blood, Alcohol, and Gore

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Completely horrifying, bleak and disgusting. First venture into horror literature so was a bit intense in body horror for my liking but would be great for someone who loves gore. The setting was so tangible and the ruins were written in a terrifyingly beautiful way.

The ending left me empty, knowing that everything was for nothing and that rescue was so close the entire time, with everyone giving up a second too early.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Excrement, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual content