Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

8 reviews

46jjsg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I have ranked and bolded must reads of each section. Shirley Jackson your mind!!!

Section 1 Ranking 

1. "The Daemon Lover"

2. "Like Mother Used to Make"
3. "The Intoxicated"
4. "Trail by Combat"
5. "The Villager"
6. "My Life with R.H.Macy"

Section 2 Ranking
1. "The Renegade"
2. "The Witch"
3. "Charles"
4. "After you, my dear alphonse"
5. "Flower Garden"
6. "Afternoon in Linen"
7. "Dorthy and My Grandmother and the Sailors"

Section 3 Ranking
1. "The Dummy"
2. "Come Dance with Me in Ireland"
3. "Colloquy"
4. "Seven Types of Ambiguity"
5. "Elizabeth"
6. "A Fine Old Firm"

Section 4 Ranking
1. "The Lottery"
2. "Got a Letter from Jimmy"
3. "The Tooth"
4. "Pillar of Salt"
5. "Men with Their Big Shoes"
6. "Of Course"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Racism, Misogyny, Animal death, Alcohol, Stalking, Medical content, Grief, Classism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

jinmichae's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Horror in the mundane:

Reading this in digital was useful to check on whether names had been used in earlier stories, because there's a feeling of interconnectedness throughout the whole book. Still unsure what all the connections are though: maybe I need to think on it. Or Google it haha. (My searching points out that the song at the end is important on understanding who J Harris is, and helped me realize that his appearances throughout the books are part of the strange "horror behind your shoulder" feeling while reading. Very nicely done.)

This is what anxiety feels like. The actual horror in so many of these stories is being different, being judged by everyone around you as if you're always doing things wrong. The antagonists are traffic, crowds, aging, moving, etc: basically the existing in society we all have to do. And that's what makes it scary, because it's real.

Not every story worked for me, but reading several in a row always gave me that awkward anxious feeling of being judged and found wanting.

But I'm a bum and gave it four stars because it's hard to enjoy a book that's so bent on driving you a bit insane. It's better taken in bits, but don't wait too long in between or you might not pick it up again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Classism, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Bullying

There's lots of anxiety and themes that might cause an obsessive flare.

rory_john14's review

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture

mplsmysteryreader's review against another edition

challenging 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

erikwmj's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Misogyny, Death, and Violence

katiieecat's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

3.0

There were a few stories I loved. The Lottery, obviously, but also The Flower Garden, The Tooth, and The Witch. Some I found a bit boring as not much happened. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny and Racism

heatherjm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

danidamico's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Misogyny