Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler

4 reviews

saramoser's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

TW: Rape, suicide, incest, pedophilia, sexual assault, racial slurs 

I had purchased this book randomly for my sister a while back from a used bookstore and she read it, and then recommended that I read it. Honestly, had I known how the book would go, I probably never would’ve recommended someone read it. I was talking about how I wouldn’t feel comfortable recommending this book (while reading it) to many people because of the content, specifically the pedophilia.

While I am not comfortable recommending this book to people, due to the content, except for someone I am extremely close with (due to potential triggers)-, I would say this was a fantastic read-without being overly enthusiastic about the topics- the book was well written and touched on so many topics that are so prevalent in our current society. Between bigotry, sexism, racism, and our environment, this book is spot on and extremely eye opening.  

4/5 stars from myself 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Suicide

onion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and Excrement

ekmook's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

snslayer's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A short book but a long read. I did not like this book but I can't help feeling it might have been a good book nonetheless. The tension is built so well it threatens to suffocate and I had to put the book down frequently because it made me so miserable to read it. I thought it was bad in the first half of the book but it only got worse in the latter half, forced into the perspective of a racist pedophile. 

This book was well-crafted but I couldn't in good conscience recommend that anyone read it. It felt a lot like misery porn with no point. I'm sure there's an audience for that, or someone who needs to read this story to learn empathy, but that someone isn't me.

ETA: I live in a community in North Carolina, likely the type on which the community of this novel is loosely based, and I am just trying desperately to figure out who in the hell has ever found a person charming or attractive because they do their own commercials? Every single "small business" commercial starring the owner is terrible and offputting and I don't know anyone who feels anything for that owner except secondhand embarrassment. This is obviously very minor and totally beside the point but I cannot stop thinking about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gun violence