Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

29 reviews

mrsmishler's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Outing, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Violence, Homophobia, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

ermt520's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Rape, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

shesheshelby's review

dark mysterious sad 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? No

2.75

Not a fan. Too many unimportant details. The story was confusing to follow - maybe it would have helped to read the first book? Also, most of the characters are unlikable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Abortion, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Outing, Homophobia, Gun violence, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Child death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Cancer

nicolesorial's review against another edition

4.0

Bounced between 3.75 and 4 but decided on 4 because at the end of the day, I would still recommend this as a mystery/thriller. 

Without too many spoilies, this book bounces between two timelines: a US Marshal investigating a decades-old cold case, and the cold case itself. It’s got cults and politics and lots of other interesting things that make it quirky. The misogyny and general horrendousness of most of the characters is a lot to get through, but the story was complex in all the right ways. I do feel a little dissatisfied by certain small plot points, but not enough to let it bother me. 

Definitely check out TWs before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

ronniereads1820's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse

amandaformby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Abortion, and Drug use

justnei's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

lots of copaganda (us security marshall-ganda?) in this one, but a smaller dose of the usual violent misogyny that is typically found in a Karen Slaughter novel. Which is not to say there was none but it was less prominent. This was a fairly slow book with the mystery being solved in like twenty pages at the end but I’m not mad about that and still found it interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Dementia

taylorjadey's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicide, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt

carolynlovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

I really wanted to find out who the murderer was and had fun listening to the audio version of the book. It's my first Karin Slaughter book and I have another book on my TBR. I do think the book felt a little long (some drawn out explanations) and I did speed up the audio at times to get through some parts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Murder, and Drug use

triple_m's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Karin Slaughter has yet to disappoint me. Lots of twists and turns and it did manage to surprise me a few times.

I didn’t realize this book was technically a sequel to Pieces of Her until I picked it up and I almost wish I hadn’t read the first. If I didn’t know Laura’s perspective then I probably would have been more on Andrea’s side about the conflict with her mom but I just wanted Andrea and Laura to get along. Seems like there will be more in this story so I hope we see them fully reconcile and not just get a bandaid fix.

Andrea frustrated me a bit but I really think she had a lot of character growth in this book. I loved Bible, he was so freaking likable. I hate Mike. I hated him in the last book and I hated him in this one. He’s not a bad guy per say but he’s incredibly pushy and it really gets under my skin.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, and Toxic friendship