Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Mój rok relaksu i odpoczynku by Ottessa Moshfegh

56 reviews

mlhanson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, and Misogyny

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Blood, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

annablume's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

weird book, highly unlikeable protagonist, definitly intended to be read as a commentary on privilege as well as depression, lovelessness, tastefullness idk
i enjoyed this
reminded me of bad news and never mind by edward st. aubyn (i read them at 16, so they're not super fresh in my memory)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Vomit, Xenophobia, Eating disorder, Grief, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Body shaming, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Classism, and Pregnancy

aquariusvintage's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Haunting. Couldn't put the book down at first because of how much I resonated with the main character's feeling of just wanting to sleep her life away. Definitely a symptom that's common with depression or an unregulated nervous system, which the MC definitely was recovering from traumatic experiences in her life. It begged to ask the question, who doesn't want to sleep away their life when things are out of control or seem unmanageable. The book started to slip for me when you could predict the ending. Didn't really come as a shock for me. The last lines left me haunted though, which is why I ultimately decided on my rating. I liked the style of writing and will seek out more titles by this author. Hoping more of her books awaken that same feeling of feminine rage and how we may self-sabotage our lives due to being stuck in toxic cycles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

themadbloodstone's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

She just like me fr fr 😩

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

madlin14's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion and Rape

donaghys1's review against another edition

Otessa’s a good writer. But I’ve never met another protagonist I rooted so wholly against. I felt so edged by the little glimpses of her trauma, her grief. And to know nothing else would come of those fleeting moments was what caused me to put it down. I so wish I had loved this one… or even liked it…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Addiction, Drug use, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Racism

cimmalex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

The worst book I’ve read in my adult life. It is shocking to me how this book is raved about, and how horrible it ended up being. My favorite part was the ending, but not because the book was over. The ending was also the saddest part of the entire book. I would’ve opted to not finish it, but I felt like I had to. I’m sorry I wasted the time. The audiobook narrator was insufferable too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Addiction, Infidelity, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

When I started this book, I was sure I hated it. It gave me such sex and the city and internalised misogyny vibes, and i really wasnt in the mood for it. So i put it down, and picked it up again a few weeks later. I was hooked. Sure, the main character is elitist and horrible, but she's also so relatable. I wish I could also go to sleep for a year and wake up with a new zest for life. I know this isn't supposed to be ~goals~ but it literally is. What does that say about our horrible, capitalist,  "meritocratic" society?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Excrement and Animal cruelty

bitterseason's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, and Ableism