Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

7 reviews

pinkalpaca's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

horationelson's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Colonisation, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Gore

sweekune's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

4.25/5

Audiobook narrated by the author.

Told from several points of view, The Night Tiger is a mysterious tale that draws you in. A dressmaker's apprentice, an orphaned house boy and a British doctor are drawn into the same mystery from different angles, surrounded by weretigers, amputated fingers and Chinese & Malay folklore and superstition.

- The different point of view were very distinct. some are told in first person, others in third and they all had their own separate voice and personality. I enjoyed Ren's parts (the house boy) the most but all were well done. informative but leaving enough unseen and unsaid to keep the intrigue.

- The whole book was very atmospheric and the feel of the different places and environments came across well. There were some dream sections where this was particularly notable.

- The author's narration was excellent and brought the story to life. As above, it was easy to tell which character's point of view was the present one due to the tone.

A strange but fascinating mystery story. Perfect for those who enjoy magical realism, Asian folklore and a good winding mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Violence

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

This book explored Chinese culture in a similarly interesting way to Choo's other book, The Ghost Bride. The characters were a little less interesting to me, and I was more intriqued by the mystery in the other work, but this was still good. Overall, I'd say about a 3, 3.25... if not for the romance.
The romance in this book had a bit of a problematic element to it (specifically

a romance between step siblings

), but it was well developed enough that I was willing to look past it. Once the relationship began developing in earnest, however, things got considerably worse in ways that were never addressed. Read the spoiler for details, if interested.

Once the couple confess to being interested in one another, the man starts pushing the woman for a sexual relationship despite her not wanting that yet. He insists that they need to have sex so he can claim her and make her his, going so far as to say he needs to take her virginity so a suitor of hers won't want her any more. It takes her saying that she wants him alone and will be his without the sex to convince him to stop.

It just left a bad taste in my mouth that really spoiled the rest of the book. Especially since there's another very misogynistic character that the book starts trying to shine a sympathetic light on around the same time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Domestic abuse

el13's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Writing was excellent. The story unfolded in a really captivating way. It is a bit twisted, mysterious, and dark, with magical realism, reflective of the land of Malay and the sociopolitical environments at the time. But, I think it was a bit too dark for me. It did leave me with a lot of questions still, but I think it did so intentionally, as it was a mystical story. Finally, and most importantly, the love story was NOT IT FOR ME DAWG. It felt so wrong. I definitely felt the way Ji Lin's mother did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Incest, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, and Misogyny

juliamb's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Murder

bonnienoire's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gore, Gun violence, Fatphobia, and Confinement

Minor: Vomit and Sexual harassment