Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

19 reviews

adrizeuza's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Oh boy. I never thought I would be engrossed by 13th century franciscan monastery politics, but look what Umberto did to me! This book was also surprisingly funny, as I did not recall the Sean Connery movie to be especially humurous. Loved the dynamic between the main characters, and especially Adso, what a sweet boy! I really liked the political and philosophical discussions Eco inserted into the story as well: the meaning of books, poverty, sin... I get why some people might find it boring but I love institutional politics, and all these medieval christians were absolutely mental which makes everything much more interesting (and scary). What I disliked the most was that the peasant girl never got to say anything (perceptible to the narrator) which erased her even more from the story as a participant, which I guess was Eco's point about how the poor are instruments of the powerful... but the peasant men got lines... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

vmpyr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

4.75

I might change this to a five later I liked it so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

It’s hard to say these things are *graphic* because everything is filtered through medieval sensibilities but they are graphic enough I think they need to be mentioned.

devor's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Suicide, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Violence

nozomi's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Homophobia, Rape, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Torture and Death

Minor: Suicide

lorechka's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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? Yes

2.5

I want to stab Umberto Eco.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

seanml's review

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

A very well-written story, centered on a mysterious death at a Catholic abbey in the 1320s, and the two monks that set to uncover the truth. Despite its length, I thought this book was very well written (Or perhaps, translated since it was originally published in Italian) and goes by quickly. However, if one half of this book is mystery, the other half (And I’m not exaggerating: 50% of the narrative at least) is all theological discussion in the setting of medieval Italy. If that doesn’t sound very interesting to you, brace yourself. And even if that does sound interesting, brace yourself even further because with medieval Abrahamic religion comes intense, indoctrinated misogyny. Is it culturally and historically, accurate? Perhaps. Does the author actually believe in the evil of women? Luckily, no. Nevertheless you’ll encounter multiple sections where monks preach the evils of womanhood, all while the abbey is beset by lies and murder. But as our main characters trudge on, they must ask: Where is the goodness of their God? Where is the justice in His cosmic plan? The answer becomes less and less confident. Equal parts mystery, equal parts Catholic history, equal parts theological skepticism, I thought this was a captivating story. 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Animal death, Antisemitism, Dementia, Incest, Confinement, Islamophobia, Rape, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

atamano's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, and Suicide

sherbertwells's review

adventurous challenging informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

As the apocalypse looms, two monks investigate the lethal secrets of a wealthy abbey. One of those books which is more smart than enjoyable, but mystery fans will love the labyrinthine plot and fellow nerds will admire the semiotic shenanigans.

“It is a hard thing for this old monk, on the threshold of death, not to know whether the letter he has written contains some hidden meaning, or more than one, or many, or none at all” (610)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Gore, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Torture, Islamophobia, and Drug use

benasbooks's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Antisemitism, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Torture