Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

13 reviews

dreamee's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

So good LITERLLY would recommend like I'm in awe at her writing style it's amazing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

rmperezpadilla's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Violence and Sexism

meganpbell's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This lush, unsettling horror novella may be the perfect late summer to early autumn read—and that’s all I’ll say! In just over 100 pages, this will linger with you much longer than it will take you to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Death

Minor: Blood

bowlingforboots's review

mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Toxic relationship

tacochelle's review

dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

A short novella that takes a winding path of Stepford Wives-esque antics before you get to the point: this is a retelling of Genesis, Adam and Eve before Eve. I don't mind the feminist take on it. But the reveal was kinda disappointing, made the ending predictable when you're following Sophia, not Eve. Before that though, it's really interesting with the pretty suburb setting, finding body parts in your house and yard. Too bad it didn't stick the landing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Gore, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Sexism, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Blood

islesbiyana's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death and Religious bigotry

amandas_bookshelf's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Murder

Minor: Gore

aardwyrm's review

dark mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

Valente's stylized approach to novels, like any experimental art, is always striking and memorable, though this isn't one of the more successful experiments. The prose is luscious, the fairy-tale horror well executed, and nothing's really missing. It just also doesn't add up to anything greater than the sum of its parts. A lot of novellas are short novels. This one is a long short story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Violence

horizonous's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

What this book taught me is that I should trust my ability to read between the lines or interpret certain things, because I had a feeling where this is going in the first couple of pages but instantly dismissed it but I was right.

Anyway, the

biblical conclusion

will not appeal to everyone and I myself am a bit conflicted about how it all ended, but I really enjoyed Catherynne M. Valente's writing so I will see what else she has written.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Gore

Minor: Murder, Sexism, and Fatphobia