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stacylaughs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
tessalovespanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Body shaming
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking
valeisbleu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Also teaches the general humanity some empathy for women. That women's issues are not just about women, men play their roles too, as bystanders, as complicit in their inaction, in thinking it's not their role.
This took me a while to finish because by the time I finished, I felt enraged by the last line. Goes to show the writing of this author as succinct and it cuts to the core.
Minor: Sexual harassment
kg18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
zgreyz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Classism
clovetra's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
- truthful, raw story adapted for “entertaining” purposes but could realistically be a real person’s life
- repeats the same themes & message surround misogyny without any new takes, going on and on with the same content
- incredibly disheartening to read as it feels like torture porn & gives you zero hope
- becomes stagnant around the middle of the story
- has an anticlimactic ending that slightly infuriates you (this “infuriating” comment more so applies to this book, whereas a woman is no man was solely anticlimactic)
also with a woman is no man, i feel scummy writing this review & giving negative feedback surrounding lives women very likely are actually living in the real world whilst i sit here prim and proper, not having to worry about if i will be discriminated against if i have kids (i won’t) or told to “suck it up” with workplace harassment.
i think i also went in with the wrong expectations - i expected the story to more heavily explain *why* jiyoung now channels women of her past. all i got was roughly ~30 pages of this which was probably the most disappointing aspect of the book for me. but i don’t really think i can hold this against the writer tbh - yet again my expectations for a book are out of wack 💀
like a woman is no man, i do think everyone should read this. i just don’t particularly “love” books about misogyny because u know…. i read to escape the real world…. i get enough sexism from existing thank u very much!
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Sexism
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
Minor: Classism
jetix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Miscarriage
homebodynate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Misogyny
Moderate: Abortion
jana_f's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Abortion and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.'
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual assault