Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

8 reviews

miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

dieses suchtpotenzial - einfach WOW

bissle wenig frauenrollen aber es gab schon schlimmeres lol

diese welt ist einf sooo gut durchdacht (städte heißen zb nicht ästhetisch sonder praktisch zb tal der holzfäller und auch das ganze mit den Horclingen (den Feinden aus dem Horc aka der Hölle) klingt einf komplett schlüssig und abgerundet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Child death, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

weltengaengerin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The world is dark and fantastic and I can't wait to see what happens next. It's a slow burn in the beginning with lengthy introduction to 3 great characters. That takes time but I loved the relationship this built between reader and character. 

There could occassionally be a little more show not tell. e. g. one character hast to constantly rebuke male attention that's above and beyond fun and she just has very little feelings about a roadtrip where a man constantly tries to push her for sex she doesn't want. Like surely she must feel something here. Show, don't tell.

Same with another character that has a very hard lot in life and we never feel a lot of his emotions. 

That said, the book is also a typical "women written by men" story and also the main point why I deduct 1.5 stars. Like, big big big SPOILERS ahead

A woman who is 27 and kept her virgonity gets raped on the road by bandits and a few days later she actively wants to have sex with someone ... how is that realistic? With her trauma she should not want to be touched at all

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexism, Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Incest

wyknot's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death, Violence, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape

wee_airdy99's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, War, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Animal death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Grief

nicole_rietveld's review against another edition

- misoginism;
- idei învechite despre rolul femeii în societate;
 

- agresiune sexuală;
- incest.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

jasonhsauntry's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexism

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

2.5

2.5 ⭐s. Loved the characters and premise, hated the sexism, misogyny, portrayal of female characters, and gratuitous pedophilia and rape scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

rougewarrior_49's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I enjoy this book, but my largest concern was that it felt VERY male-centered. There is one primary character who is a woman, and she serves largely as

the love interest for every other male character.

This frustrates me to NO end, especially when

she is sexually assaulted and then throws herself at the main character the very same night.

This is incredibly misleading and unrealistic, not to mention damaging to survivors of assault. Toxic masculinity is explored well, but misogyny is not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism