Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

George Orwell's 1984: An Audible Original adaptation by George Orwell, Joe White

202 reviews

aneanara's review against another edition

3.75

dark informative reflective slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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The best parts scared the shit out of me, not for the characters or their world, but our own, because the long explanation made sense. I can see how a world like that would start to exist and how it would last forever 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, War

allonsy_ozzy's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Slavery, Stalking, Colonisation, War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Sexual content, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder

ash_havent's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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Graphic descriptions of fantasies about rape are not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

tey_ti's review against another edition

2.5

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I get that historically this book is ery important and its influence has been huge but at the end of the day the book is boring and the main character is unsufferable and misogynistic and I just can't get past that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

brigg_sy's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol

Minor: Rape

kitchenstaff's review against another edition

2.75

dark

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War

magdalenna's review against another edition

4.5

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: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, War

famaali's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, War

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual content

chain's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism, Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Rape, Suicide