Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

L'Incivilité des fantômes by Rivers Solomon

76 reviews

caroline_norrish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Medical content, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

ranjanireviewsreads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah_a_r_teatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the worldbuilding in this book; conceptually, it was fascinating. However, sometimes mysteries were picked up and set down again for reasons that escaped me. One example is the place where Lune's notes were stored, which seemed like it could have been much more developed. The resolution of the mystery of Lune's disappearance was anticlimactic,

and I was also very confused about the insistence the book had that she slit her throat, when there was no body and we never find out what happened

. Mostly, I was just unprepared for the incessant sexual violence in the book. There is so much sexual violence. It made the book hard to read, and not in the "this is hard but good/important for me" way, but in the "yes, we get it already, women of the Lowerdecks are raped incessantly, yes, I understand the problems inherent in this society and how it represents our own past and present, we've now passed the point where it develops theme, character, and plot and is just beating me up" sort of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

mostlyvoidpartiallystars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is incredible, thought-provoking, and devastating. There's a mix of terrifying worldbuilding, fascinating characters, mysterious plot, and deep emotional resonance. Make SURE to read the content warnings, though - it's a very heavy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

stephanielee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I listened to this on Audiobook and the narrator was amazing. Aster is a very interesting character and the things that she does intentionally and unintentionally helps us see who she is as a person. I do wish there were a few more loose ends tied up in the end (some are sort of discussed but not fully) but 10/10 recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault

honeynutmalcontent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Transphobia, Blood, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I really wish I liked this one more 😕 I think I would've liked it better not in audiobook (the quick, brief POV changes were a bit difficult), and I wasn't a big fan of the narrator or the MC really. I can tell it was good writing wise, it just wasn't hitting me much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

wonderingintothevoid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship

principite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Really good read, kept me up reading cause the flow is great between chapters. Without spoilers I'd describe it as a sci-fi exploration of slavery and antiBlackness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Chapter 2 has graphic description of rape

kellyofcali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very much a modern sci-fi for me, I liked the world the author created and the way they wove in themes of classism and racism while still pursuing a vibrant sci-fi story with a more diverse and varied cast of characters. My main issue was the ending - it felt like someone told them to "wrap it up" and so the ending felt unhurried and less gripping than the earlier parts of the book. However, definitely worth a read and made for an interesting book club discussion (people were very split) - especially for sci-fi lovers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism and Pregnancy