Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

75 reviews

martinza's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I cried a little bit after finishing it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Excrement, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Transphobia

cannibaldear's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

This house is racist and there's nothing you can do about it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Torture, Sexual violence, Racism, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Ableism, Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Deadnaming

Minor: Deportation

mateyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

zoetennant's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Rape

lynxpardinus's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Deportation, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, War, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Incest

sargasso_c's review against another edition

Maybe I'm just not getting it, but the book seems to layer queer trauma on top of queer trauma without pausing for a breath or a speck of narrative. At a certain point, I just wasn't enjoying myself. The novel isn't particularly scary in an enjoyable, horror novel way - it's just genuinely horrifying in the real-life and sad way. And I don't read to experience that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Pedophilia

maranda_maria's review

challenging dark 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

3.5

I wanted to really like this book because it touches on themes of fascism, queerphobia (particularly transphobia), and the terrifying political landscape of today. I loved how complicated the characters were, and how we can never truly like any of them. They are all equally, horribly flawed, and are constantly at war with the worst parts of themselves. I particularly enjoyed The House as a character and entity. The House makes an incredible villain and vessel to explore the themes of rising fascism in the UK. However, the themes were spelled out to the reader in the text like this was Sesame Street. As a piece of horror, the author did not put enough trust in the reader to put the pieces together ourselves, which never fully allows the reader to be completely engrossed in the story.  I felt many things could have been more implicit and it would have made for a much more harrowing and terrifying tale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Antisemitism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, Excrement, Blood, Gore, Sexism, and Vomit

Honestly, this book is not for anyone with any major triggers, especially as relates to sexual violence, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, or antisemitism.

lovelylilelle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Antisemitism, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Torture, Colonisation, Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Classism, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

bookishfaye's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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

5.0

What a brilliant & rageful albeit explicitly horrific & triggering exploration of trauma, fascism, transness, transphobia, racism etc utilized through haunted house metaphor. A really powerful read holy moly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Racism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Body horror, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Self harm, Violence, Sexism, Excrement, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Deportation, and Dysphoria

cardboard's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Classism, Excrement, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Dysphoria, and Rape