Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

16 reviews

tiernanhunter's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Misogyny, Body horror, Pregnancy, Classism, Death, Abortion, Sexism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Slavery

streberkatze's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This sequel to Anatomy was just as gripping as the first part. The plot was really well developed, and unexpected turns happened just at the right moments. This element of surprise was among the things I enjoyed most about this book. Overall, the story and the relationships between the characters were a bit more complex than in the first book, which was a nice change of pace.

Bonus points for the semi-open ending and the intentionally ahistorical experimenting with real historical figures. As a historian, I often find the lack of courage to approach history in anything but didactic ways in fiction writing disappointing. Not an issue for this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Pregnancy

emreads0's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I feel like this wrapped up the story really well but I felt like this one was more plot driven than the first. it makes sense due to the world Hazel is surrounded by, just different storytelling. I also personally just love this topic, 1800s women trying for medicine with a romantic side plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Blood

saramsara's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.75

So many questions left unanswered. Needs an addition of 100 pages. Broke my heart and confused me, but I love when men cry. Ending too rushed.

Why does nobody try to put Beecham on trial for murdering. a. whole. lot. of. people. Jack should at least have gotten his revenge

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Gore, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia, Bullying, and Misogyny

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Misogyny

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Badass female surgeon Hazel Sinnett is back!  In this follow-up to Dana Schwartz’s bestselling Anatomy, Hazel is forced to trade her practical trousers for custom-made dresses when she is summoned to London to treat an ailing princess.  As she’s faced with a new medical mystery, Hazel labors over her thesis and finds herself in both a love triangle and a secret society.  This duology’s conclusion ponders prisons of circumstance, irreversible actions, and the meaning of love.  If you’re dying to know the rest of Hazel and Jack’s story, this utterly readable sequel is just what the doctor ordered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Police brutality, Confinement, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol