Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

10 reviews

kj_1429's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

I want to delete this from my brain

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Misogyny and Cannibalism

jemappellecat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Violence, Blood, Murder, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cannibalism

jasminawithab's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

read for a uni class and it was okay

i hated pretty much every character but i got a 100 on my essay for it so thats something i guess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, Death, Classism, and Misogyny

Minor: Cannibalism and Violence

maricasement's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? No

2.25

I picked this audiobook up because it was one of the shortest one in my Mother's library. Kenneth Branagh is amazing, as is to be expected, but the contents weren't as enjoyable as his performance. Conrad's descriptions are captivating and definitely set the scene for the story, which was something I really enjoyed. But this book is still a product of it's time and uses a lot of racist language and is very colonialist in its messages. It might be an interesting study, but I wouldn't read it again or particularly recommend it to people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Blood, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism and Animal cruelty

ladybugwrites's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

I honestly only read this book because I have to for uni, and wasn't even sure I'd bother with a review.

And I won't give a good one, just say that this book had be almost fall asleep countless times and it's probably the most problematic book I've ever read. It's not worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Terminal illness and Misogyny

glittery_witch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Mental illness

mushrooms23's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Suicide, Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Violence, and Physical abuse

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

dark 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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Classism, and Cannibalism

doomluz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny

b_caligari's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury