Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

74 reviews

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Men have to do what men have to do?

(I read an edition with notes, which was quite helpful and let me getting more out of this story than expected.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Racism, Animal death, Murder, Sexism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

garbagebarge69's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Misogyny, Racism, and Death

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

wilde_read's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Still a classic. I'm delving into Steinbeck this season to compare his various works. This one is a great character study. I'd really like to see it performed on stage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Animal death

lizcheyenne's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, and Death

Minor: Sexism

amselot's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship

thirza's review against another edition

sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Ableism, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism

clockwork_hel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

i read this for school, of course that made me hate it more than I already did 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Ableism, Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

bsmulca's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, Animal death, Sexism, and Racial slurs

kearneth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

I do understand why some people would love this (I guess), I truly hated the experience of reading this novel. I found the characters to feel performative and hollow, and I truly was not able to get anything beneficial out of reading this novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Animal death, Rape, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Sexism

mayszn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Cursing and Animal death

Minor: Sexism, Hate crime, and Misogyny