Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

43 reviews

supremedemon's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-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

3.25

A disturbing story. The 21st chapter (omitted in some publications) is a must and ties the book together. Uses a lot of Russian-based slang, so it's easier to read if you know some Russian. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content

omega_mak13's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

greenan26's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racial slurs, Vomit, and Antisemitism

esihler's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I can understand why this book is “in the canon” and still think it is worth trying to read. In general, once I got more of a grip on the nadsat, I was interested in seeing the book to its end. 

While the book did have interesting themes, I struggle with the use of violence (especially sexual violence) to develop themes around government control and the importance of personal freedom without really including any significant female characters beyond the context of sexual violence. It was a very uncomfortable read, made even more so by the distance you feel from the story while trying to get a grip on the language. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

nikita_barsukov's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Unexpectedly deep story, and spot-on slang. Russian-speakers will be horror-show delighted!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

kai_okay's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Torture, and Religious bigotry

popspops8's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

poirot's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Genocide

hildayay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Hade gett högre betyg om inte för den första tredjedelen av boken som var extremt jobbig att läsa (vilket också är hela meningen men men). Den känns också som att den simplifierar den komplexa sak som är människan på ett sätt som jag inte älskade. Annars: intressant historia, gillar språket som ger stämning (när man väl kom in i den, i början var det asjobbigt att läsa) och ger en en tankeställare kring kriminalpolitik (ish?). Skulle rekommendera, men inte om man är känslig för äckliga saker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Genocide, Homophobia, and Antisemitism