Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

15 reviews

sassyykassie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Torture, Gun violence, Misogyny, War, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexism and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence and Fire/Fire injury

whitenoise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Violence, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: War, Misogyny, Slavery, and Medical content

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I feel like Viola and Todd just can't catch a break in this series; this second installment starts with them thrown into a whole new state of constant peril. But I love that this story is totally different from The Knife of Never Letting Go, where the characters are fleeing from the Mayor of Prentisstown. Here they have reached Haven but it does not provide the safety they desperately sought. Instead the pair are thrown onto opposite sides of a war.

It's so clever that Viola and Todd's chapters are written in different fonts, which makes all of the writing feel like their Noise. So the story is told from inside their heads rather than from an objective external source. It makes the different behaviours they encounter from their 'leaders' all the more intriguing; it's clear that Todd doesn't agree with the Mayor (who really ramps up the insidious in this book), but is stuck in his position and has to shut down to cope. But at the same time you can see that Mistress Coyle is not a wholly innocent party acting purely in defence. It really pulls you into the politics and shows how easy it is to become complicit to keep yourself or those you love safe.

As with the first book, this ends on a HUGE cliffhanger where things are clearly all about to go (even more) horribly wrong. Suffice to say I can't wait to read Monsters of Men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Rape

queen_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Misogyny, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Blood, and Genocide

margaret_s_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Emotional abuse

abyanismangil's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A bit tropey but kinda vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Rape

sneha_m's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: War and Torture

Minor: Medical content

shaunaxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Rape

_eleanorgreen8_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Genocide and Hate crime

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual violence

lcgordon's review

i don't know why i thought the second one would be any better than the first. i just have absolutely no interest in any of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Murder, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality