Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

4 reviews

discocaptain's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

literally the ONLY follow up to shirley jackson's haunting of hill house i will stand for (aside from maybe the mabel podcast). e.m. carroll understands EXACTLY what makes a gothic story interesting, and does not shy away from the psychosexual lesbianism that comes with it. i photocopied the kiss spread yeah you know the one you KNOW at the library because it made me so crazy i need to look at it every day. i don't even want to talk about this book too much just go read it happy pride month

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia and Child abuse

foxclcves's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Misogyny

ma_bster's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Emily Carroll's style is so distinctive and gorgeous - there are some pages that I could stare at for hours and keep finding something new.

The ending is so abrupt at first I felt cheated, but after sitting with it, I love that it's ambiguous. Who's to know who's telling the truth? Does it really matter by the end? What IS truth? This graphic novel is going to leave my thinking for a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Pregnancy