Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

7 reviews

missjasminejewel's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

bellsdixon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Lesbophobia

kellyhar's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Homophobia and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

issyd23's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Nora Ephron is a genius! Although I’m probably too gentile to fully appreciate her wit 5🥗

Not only was she married to Carl Bernstein (1/2 of Woodward/Bernstein who broke THE Watergate scandal) but she figured out the identity of Deep Throat and would casually name drop ‘Mark Felt’ at dinner parties. A true legend gone way too soon!!

‘I want him back’
‘What do you want him back for? You just said he was a schmuck’
‘I want him back so I can yell at him and tell him his a schmuck, anyway he’s my schmuck and I want him to stop seeing her and I want him to say that he never really loved her and he must have been crazy and I want him to die and her to die to’
‘I thought you said you want him back’
‘I do but I want him back dead’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

cytipton's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Look, Meryl Streep narrates this book, and I would listen to Ms. Streep read the telephone book so I reccomend this book on that alone. It is also a charming and entertaining book in its own right. That said keep in mind that it was published in 1983 and thus has some very not PC commentary. Definitely has some racist, homophobic, misogynistic and elitist flavors at moments. Still I enjoyed the pacing and uncomfortable premise - cookbook author/memoir - and was intrigued that this is also apparently a somewhat autobiographical novel for Ms. Ephron. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

nithali's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny