Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Misery by Stephen King

18 reviews

humanhalfofachilleus's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

as with most Stephen King, it could have ended 50 pages earlier and the "creepiness" relies heavily on "gross-out" rather than true terror or horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Murder, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

smolhandsdan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, Drug use, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Car accident, Medical trauma, Murder, Misogyny, and Racism

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Animal death, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Car accident

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Racial slurs, Excrement, Alcohol, Racism, Misogyny, Vomit, and Antisemitism

csifbi23's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Body shaming, and Misogyny

jaimc's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

ashthecryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Sexism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Torture, and Murder

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.0

i felt like i was personally being tortured while reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Misogyny, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

zarap's review against another edition

dark 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

2.25

Misery is definitely one of those books that I would've loved if it had been written by someone other than a man (or, you know, a man who is aware of and cares about women and tropes about "crazy women" would also work). Annie is soooooo close to being a brilliant character to me -

I love that she turns out to be much smarter than Paul initially suspects -

but ultimately falls flat due to King's misogynistic treatment of her. I'm not comfortable with books where the villain is just "ohh she's a crazy bitch idk," and this definitely feels like that to me. I would LOVE to read another version of this book where Annie is more complex, but it seems like that would have to come from someone other than Stephen King. I think what I want is the Viola Davis version of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Misogyny

kendalsbookcase's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Torture, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny

miraclesandmeatballs's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, Medical trauma, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Animal death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Sexism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident