Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

13 reviews

kadbee's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Misogyny

Moderate: War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This is an interesting book about an artist of war propaganda from Japan in WWII - he is dealing with rectifying his past as a fairly well known artist with his past with the war, and his present as a man that the average person blames for the war and American occupation. 

It’s slow and reflective, repetitive because of the narrators unreliable nature, but it’s for a reason. He presents his points of view as the utmost height of polite Japanese society, and cannot see how Japan is changing around him after the war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Misogyny

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: War, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Suicide

risemini's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Suicide, Grief, Misogyny, and War

sbnptwrn's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

real master-class in unreliable narration

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

booksjessreads's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-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

2.5

Honestly, I really didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. I found the plot line to really drag in parts and I found the characters hard to follow. I read the Remains of the Day a few weeks ago, and this felt like a version of that book, but set in Japan. I felt like the themes were really well thought out and they were explored fairly well, but it could have been more engaging and effective. 

I usually enjoy Ishiguro on audio, but I actually think in this instance, that didn't help. I just found it a really hard audiobook to engage with and also follow. Perhaps the print copy would have been better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

sophiefreeman's review against another edition

reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Misogyny

my_plant_library's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Alcoholism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: War

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, War, Racism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Ableism

WWII-era attitudes of imperialism, colonization, and orientalism. Passing use of ableist language. Smoking; discussion of underage drinking.

elysh_kaye's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: War, Suicide, Misogyny, and Death