Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

89 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

To be honest I don't know that I'm over the experience of reading this in high school. I thought I was and then I picked up this book. 

I can see why this book is an American classic. The plot, the characters, and the writing style. I just struggle to care about any of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexism

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kamenreads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Racism

cbt00004's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.0

It’s not for me, I didn’t like it at all the first time I read it. Listening to it as an audiobook was far more palatable but still not to my taste. 
I appreciate the symbolism, imagery and the cultural influence this story has had but it’s not my favourite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and War

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

samanthamurk's review against another edition

emotional

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

it’s not a bad book but it’s definitely not for me. It’s like a worse version of evelyn hugo, but with men. I think the narrator guy and gatsby r in love lol. the women in this book r poorly written and really only used as props. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

aryn456's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

2.5

One word: men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

nofy's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

luseor_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Antisemitism

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, Alcohol, and War

bookish_bry's review against another edition

reflective medium-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

I picked up The Great Gatsby for the second time in my life and found it a lot more pleasant and beautiful than I remember it was when I read it in high school. Daisy and Gatsby were much more rounded characters than I remember them being and the writing is beautiful in many places. 

This story is a tragedy and beautiful because of that. Gatsby is a very good cautionary tale about even when you get everything you want, you can still have an empty life. He had an idea of who he wanted to be both with his riches and with having a relationship with Daisy, but while he managed to get both those things at least fleetingly, it didn't mean anything in the end. Nick ended up being his only true friend and everything else was just a mirage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Racism and Antisemitism