Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Von Mäusen und Menschen by John Steinbeck, Mirjam Pressler

74 reviews

eliya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

i was really hoping that this was gonna end with the five of em living their best lives. this is hopelessly devastating.

the scene that steinbeck paints is very well done. heavily descriptive just up to the point where it sets the scene, no further, which i appreciated bc i get dizzy with too much detail.

quick read, horribly packed with internal conflict. poor george. poor lennie. poor mae. i strongly believe that steinbeck was not “demonstrating bias of the period” so much as participating in it heavily.

i’ll think about this book for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape

interaction where lenny grabs hold of a woman’s dress and won’t let go, she is terrified and says he tried to rape her

heavy use of the n word

rat_king6767's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Racism, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Death

Minor: Medical content and Toxic relationship

eq_isi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This was for sure interesting at the end but most of it happened at the end. Basically lennie forgets things and he accidentally hurts people, that’s like the first 70 pages. After that it gets better though. Since it was written a long time ago and during the Great Depression, it does use words that we have now deemed as racial slurs and hateful language. Also the poor dog dies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

cactuspunk's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, and Mental illness

marenm's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Sexism, Ableism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

camrynkoester's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Sexism

eilif_has_no_gender's review against another edition

dark sad 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

1.0

Ignoring the ableism, racism, and sexism the book is still bad. It was so boring. I had to stop several times when reading it because it was so boring. I also don't like George.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault and Abandonment

the_harlequin's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Bullying, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Stalking, Classism, and Confinement

esalan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Murder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Animal death, and Racism

allidone's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Sexism, Misogyny, Animal death, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism