Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

58 reviews

ukponge's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

holodrum's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Bullying, Violence, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual violence

skyfluff8's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Classism, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

manonh90's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Wonderfully atmospheric story about Italy in Medici times. Interesting choice to depict the Medici family as more lovable and merciful than other Italian families. I like the writing style, although the book could've (should've?) been shorter. The beginning is quite slow, but the story picks up in the last half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Confinement, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Rape

tree_star's review against another edition

tense

4.5

Lucrezia de Medic is one of my favorite historica  figures especially because of how much we don't know about her and how romanticized her beauty has been, and the mystery surrounding her death. 

I love that this made her so real and was brutally honest about what her short life was likely like. I absorbed every sentence with horror and supreme discomfort. 

Well written and heartbreaking, Lucrezia is brought to life with a quiet yet fierce passion that makes it easy to fall in love with her and wish a horrible hex on her enemies. 

I especially love that this gives her a happy ending that I so wish she had had. This is what really made this novel great for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship

amyw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Vomit

feebles640's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Pregnancy, Infertility, Misogyny, and Rape

ninjamuse's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death