Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Geisterwand by Sarah Moss

59 reviews

thura's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

Violence lurks in every phrase of this story, from distilled fear to the main character making hersef smaller and smaller to a scene of full on physical abuse. A harrowing and difficult read for me, triggering past experiences of abuse. I couldn’t stop reading it, but I’m so glas I’m done with it. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have read it. 

Very interesting - and confronting - to read other reviews praising this book as a somewhat positive read about nature and coming-of-age. I have a feeling such visceral, conflicting responses were in the author’s intention though, so I do praise her writing. Perhaps these reflect that the story is not as far fetched as I would like to believe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death

audreyxine's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book was so weird. I loved it. It won't be for everyone, but it was for me. The writing style was confusing and the ending was anitclimactic, but those seem so intentional I can't give this book less than 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

alina_ni's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, and Blood

ixris's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Short. Finished in one day, but the dialogue is not set off my punctuation and all runs in the same paragraph as narrative text so it is important to pay attention to how the sentences are structured. 

A 17 year old girl and her parents attend an experimental anthropology course for the summer. Things happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit

The domestic abuse and misogyny is a major plot theme in the book. The death and dismemberment of animals for the encampments food is a clear symbol for the way the men perceive the women at the height of the plot.

lexirh's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse

allisonmeyette's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I think this is a book I will have to read again and again. Stunning writing, and over too quickly. The pace of the book is very slow up until the last 15-20 pages. It's one of those books where if you read it too quickly and don't digest it as you go, you don't get everything out of it (which is what I'm afraid I did). It's also quite creepy while really immersing you in the world that the Professor is trying to create. Please see content warnings too, as there are a LOT of possibly triggering themes in the book and may not be for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Bullying, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer, War, Classism, and Vomit

readersreadingnook's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

butterymax's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this quick read. It was interesting and challenging. I’m curious about the author’s choice not to use quotation marks to indicate speech, but I do think it lent a sort of journalistic quality to the story. There is a part of me that wishes to know what happens next, but I also think any additional ending would be less satisfying than letting me believe that good things happened for the main character from this point onward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

revenant_tomato's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, and Sexism