Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

13 reviews

600matt's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Sexism

912jae's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Colonisation, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexism, Racism, Death, Classism, Slavery, and Racial slurs

borumi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and Racism

laurynmailey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

1.0

I can't believe I finally finished it. It took me a week and a half to slog through the whole 100 pages of this. Surely we have other books to hold up as great examples of modernist literature that don't involve this much racist and sexist drivel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Racism

startjpw23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was difficult to read at points because of the racist attitudes and actions of many of the characters. I recognize it was a product of its time. But I am not of that time. The language was very evocative. The book is wonderfully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Death, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

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

minaaaaaa'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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexism

librarymouse's review

challenging dark reflective medium-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

1.5

I don't know if I want to rate this. I'm reading it for a class. There's some interesting parts to it, and a lot to write about, but it would be a stretch to say that this is an enjoyable book. I'm glad I'm reading it in grad school, rather than in highschool like a lot of my peers were required to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Classism, Racial slurs, Torture, Trafficking, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Genocide, Violence, Medical content, Sexism, Racism, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Death, Gore, and Grief

196books's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexism and Violence

jazz_marauder's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Slavery