Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

169 reviews

silver_lining125's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

ctriinnn's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Blood, and Religious bigotry

florencia_inferno's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse and Fire/Fire injury

joshiejoshy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

natthorpe's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

maireebrown's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

If you liked The Witch and Carrie, then this book is for you. I loved how this story questions good and evil. In any other tale, most of these roles would be reversed. 

While this story has a few moments of horror, this is pretty manageable for those who aren’t big on the genre. I will be recommending this one to many people, and hope you enjoy it too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Sexism and Religious bigotry

snlangford's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

roseleebooks's review against another edition

dark tense

1.0

The first half was intriguing and I enjoyed the mystery as well as the commentary on religious community.

However, the second half becomes not only predictable

but also has a Native American shaman as the lurking "evil" character.

It seemed unnecessary to the story and was jarring to read, especially in combination with the portrayal of the Pequot characters.

The ending also felt very predictable but also unsatisfying.

Overall this was a read that started out interesting enough but was a disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

aoodiobooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Audiobook

Perhaps the most difficult book I get to finish this year. As we follow Abitha's earnest struggle against one unfair trial after another with neither hope or company in sight, it's unreservedly brutal, rage-inducing and thoroughly devastating. By the end Slewfoot surprisingly left me with a lot of hope. It's as beautifully written as it is illustrated, the magical world in Slewfoot was something to behold. No notes!! I would recommend this book to every horror/fantasy readers, especially if you enjoy Lapvona.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

arualgonzo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

This book had me reeled in! Taking place in 1666 Connecticut, this is during the "defiant women are witches" timeline. Lots of back and forth between Christianity, Paganism, and humanity itself. There were horrific moments within the story that I would proceed with caution; animal cruelty, torture, religious trauma, and misogyny. If you're into horror, supernatural, historical fiction, I would definitely give this a read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation