Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

5 reviews

francisfrancis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, and Murder

owlbear425's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

kbarrow's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Classism, Confinement, Torture, Trafficking, Death, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

cursedepub's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The thing I regret most about this book is that Pullman does very well setting up the mystery and conspiracy. I genuinely do want to find out what happens next even though I was too angry at this book to keep reading at times.

The thing I next regret most about this book is that the conflict of self-image that Lyra embodies in it (growing up and becoming anxious, self-hating, and distressingly ordinary, especially compared to what one once was) should be incredibly compelling and thought-provoking, but it just falls flat entirely. More than anything else reading this book felt like being lectured about not losing my childhood sense of wonder in a way that really made me want to lose my childhood sense of wonder just out of spite. I could not help but feel that ever since The Subtle Knife, Pullman has been dedicated to diminishing the character of Lyra Silvertongue from her glory in The Golden Compass, just for the sake of it.

I find it very funny that the novel features an author that is described as being very clever and enthralling with his prose but ultimately saying very little of value. Pullman's prose is excellent, of course.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship