Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

42 reviews

ellisdex's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Racism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Sexual content, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident, Torture, Death, Infertility, Murder, Vomit, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

thisismybooknook's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

Edited to add: this could have been much better as a short story. The Hannah chapter was better written. 

Legitimately, this book was not for me. Now, there are trigger warnings from Rumfitt at the beginning of this book, however I don't feel like they warn enough, in my opinion. I've read books that have depictions of assault, sexual assault, and other things in them... but this was essentially trauma porn: rape, transphobia, and wildly misogynistic. It left me extremely uncomfortable, as the reader, and I forced myself to finish it. It is very derogatory, hate-filled, and feels like a psychotic episode. Trigger warnings for everything you can imagine. 

Now, I'm not a writer, but I feel like this book lacked an editor. There were paragraphs that spanned four pages, sentences that were outrageously long, and portions that repeated the same thought over and over again. I counted the word political in one sentence 11 times. 

If Rumfitt's goal was to make the reader insanely uncomfortable, she did her job. I understand that this is a book about privilege, fascism, and capitalism... but maybe I'm just not smart enough to get it. I just want to completely erase this from my memory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Classism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Cursing, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Violence

throwback682's review against another edition

dark tense

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

This is the most disturbing book I’ve ever read in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Animal death, Classism, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Blood, Dysphoria, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Antisemitism, Gore, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, and War

raychelbennet's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Hate crime, Rape, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Classism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

billie_budd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0

absolutely brutal read but so so worth it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Racism, Suicide attempt, Blood, Xenophobia, Body horror, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit, Misogyny, Classism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infertility, Animal death, Excrement, and Pedophilia

my_a's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Gothic as the genre was intended. One of the few modern gothic horrors that gets it right. Wow I am still processing this book. A difficult but compelling read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Body horror, Rape, Homophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Excrement, Blood, Antisemitism, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Dysphoria, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

blackcatkai's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5/5☆~ CW:  blood, body horror, gore, violence, transphobia, antisemitism, trauma, alcohol & drug use, rape, fascism, self-harm, suicide, death, mentions of incel rhetoric & the gender critical movement as a whole.

Now, i will admit, I am bad at understanding what satire is & isn't. I know it usually includes things being amped up to the nth degree, and this book definitely does that! i've seen a couple places say this is darkly humourous, but that aspect didn't hit me. Maybe the bits i just found weird & off-putting (in a good way) were oddly funny to others? very possibly.

overall, this one hit me in the heart a LOT. it's a book about fascism and trauma and it uses those real life things to tell a haunted house story. the house is fascism, and it's absolutely insidious. Tell Me I'm Worthless goes overboard with the horror to show how deeply ingrained fascism and hatred are in our culture, specifically England, but honestly, here in the US as well. How trauma and different life experiences can thrust you into being so so susceptible to fascist/right wing ideals & conspiracies. how even those who may be allies or in certain groups themselves can still fall victim to these ideologies. because its in the very soil, the very essence, of our cultures. and that's terrifying in so many ways.

there were definitely a few moments that felt like they could've been shorter, but overall, the experience was visceral. a lot, if not most, of right wing/fascist rhetoric is inherently transphobic, antisemetic, sexist, and all around gruesome & upsetting, in our very real lives, especially online where people can hide behind a screen. Rumfitt puts that all over this work, so it's very good to be aware of the especially before diving in.

There's a content warning at the beginning of the book that I give high props to Rumfitt for. More books should do that. Please do take those seriously here, they are explicit and serious on every page and it's best to be aware and take care.

okay i think that's enough of a ramble review. basically, i liked this, and i am definitely picking up more of her work in the future!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Death, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexual violence, Body horror, Racism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Cursing, Rape, Violence, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Self harm, Homophobia, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

Minor: Classism and Ableism

auroragoody's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Animal death

anxiousbookclub's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship