Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

3 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional sad

• 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

This really is a book of sorrows. Gives us a view of depression and determination and grief and resilience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Self harm, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Death

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

After reading the blurb and some reviews, I started out with very high expectations, I thought I'd really get on well with the book. Honestly, I struggled to even finish it, when I put it down I was not very tempted to pick it back up. 

There were parts, here and there, that I liked but I felt as if the narration lost itself along the way; some sections I found very slow or just plain weird and nonsensical. 
I struggled with the writing style the most, I think it is just a case of it not being my cup of tea. I found it confusing, a bit all over the place, I could not get used to it, especially the way the dialogues were integrated into the text and not signalled by punctuation. 

Getting into it, I knew the book would deal with difficult and heavy topics, it's not as if I was expecting a lighthearted reading experience but still, it was a lot more graphic than I expected and at times unnecessarily so. If suicide is a difficult topic for you to read about, I suggest being kind to yourself and staying away from this book altogether.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Cancer, and Murder

dannythestreet's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Drug use