Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

5 reviews

ashtonfinnie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

ick.. simply ick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Excrement, Gaslighting, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Bullying, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit

annihilatrix's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

2.5

The writing is too good for the content to be so stupid! Potentially I don’t understand extreme horror, it’s so predictable if you’re capable of imagining the next disgusting thing that could happen.

Cramps after putting heroin in your gf’s vagina? Overdose miscarriage!
Anal sex? Messy prolapse!
Into masturbating with a mannequin? Make a dude into a mannequin by sanding his dick off! 
Having a sex worker dilate her vagina when you have mom issues? Stick your head up there for rebirthing!

These are all predictions I made while reading the opening premise of chapters that came true by their end. I might try another book by this author just to see if they have ever tried more compelling subject matter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, and Vomit

livid_by_any_other_name's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gore, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abortion

Moderate: Sexism

ladynocturnal's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

Relies on shock value. The fast pace and short read does not make up for the story. 
 

 
I do not mind extreme horror or gore, but the topic of rape needs to be handled respectfully. 

The main female character has her body and trauma used for the sake of the protagonist, the ending is particularly disgusting. Sexual violence being used in service of someone's goals is vile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Abortion

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Fatphobia, and Vomit

myka's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

What an utterly stupid piece of trash. Bending and twisting the female anatomy to fit his sick imagination. The whole time I was reading, I wasn't disgusted by the gore, but by the stupidity of the scenes. This book was clearly written by a man who never touched a woman. He has no idea about the difference between a vagina and uterus. The "plot" made me cringe so hard that I was grinding my teeth. This is not horror. It's an abomination of a male fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Drug use, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, Gore, Fatphobia, Child death, Body shaming, and Addiction