Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan

4 reviews

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

I did expect more from this but it was still an entertaining read. 

The bad decisions by the MC got a bit annoying, and the sex scenes were frankly bizarre, starting and ending very suddenly. Plus the MC came within about four seconds every time which just made the entire thing feel even more unrealistic. 

It has some interesting things to say about rich people/the art world but when getting down to the nitty gritty story I was dissatisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

jojo__'s review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

hannahmayreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is a filthy mess and I loved every page. Under all the raunchy stuff though is a well-considered story about a young woman coming to grips with herself. Violet is as complex as any modern young woman is - I share many of her angsts and anxieties - and while her unravelling is expected, it is refreshingly told. Feeling looked over, ignored, dismissed and wondering if adulthood will ever arrive, it’s not hard to see why Violet falls so quickly into a relationship with Lottie, Simon and their friends. It’s validation and satisfaction, an irresistible combination. What they offer Violet is all the relationships she needs - romance, friendship, job - and in her lonely, frustrating existence this seems like the answer to everything. This book is a lot like all the other “millennial angst” books out there, but the difference here is that Violet isn’t having terrible Tinder sex. 

It covers female desire with great nuance and luxuriates in the pleasure of it. Buchanan captures the wonderful and confusing nature of female desire, tracking it through Violet as she comes to understand herself and what she wants, allowing room for all the complexities, contradictions, and joys women experience without shame. It is bold, but it is also normalising. This is a very lusty book, but its really about love - platonic and romantic - which is something we can all get behind. 

There is (predictably) a neat happy ending, but as Marian Keyes says, the reader deserves a happy ending because there’s already enough going on in our own lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

hannahdotmay's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship