Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Asla Ders Almayacaklar by Layne Fargo

70 reviews

chronicloser's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

scarlett gets a life sentence :/ FOR SERVING TOO MUCH CUNT!!!!!!!

no but seriously, this was a good read for me, made me feel vindictive. I didn’t realize I was in such need for revenge stories, but I will be indulging in more. also I looked up a fancast for this and people want mia healey as allison and I’ve NEVER been so on board with something before in my life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Stalking

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse and Infidelity

lilawsahar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

It’s exactly like Dexter, but following a female protagonist. 

I can’t believe that the two narratives were the same girl: present  and past. That was a total surprise to me. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of Allison hating Carly for trying to help her/killing her best friend where Mina loves Scarlett for hurting men that have hurt others. I’m glad that Scarlett finally found love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny

melchncookies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

What a great, terrible and scary story! There’s a couple really great twists that I didn’t quite see coming. The narrators were perfect choices for the audiobook. 

Carly is a good girl who discovers sexual freedom. Scarlett is fantastic feminist serial killer. Eventually their worlds collide, but not in the way you’d expect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, and Death of parent

tiasreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Infidelity

jodean's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gore, Stalking, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Death, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Drug use, Biphobia, and Medical content

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Murder

noshinbean's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Sexual assault

msradiosilence's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

TLDR; 3 rating, I love women’s wrongs, I love queer women, but there is something missing here.

Content warnings at the bottom. :)

I am a sucker for bisexual female main characters, and this one kills men who hurt women?? It sounded so far up my alley. I went in hoping Scarlett and Carly would team up and take down all the horrible men on Gorman’s campus but that’s just…not exactly what happened.

So Scarlett and Carly are the same person. I figured that out just a little bit before the reveal, so cheers!

I really appreciated Carly’s arc, but because the time was ambiguous, the four or five page chapters and then the switches back and forth between Carly and Scarlett did give me whiplash in a few places. I understand why (to keep you on the edge of your seats during tense moments) but there was something lost in the back and forth. 

I’ve seen a lot of people complain about how there’s quite literally a single man in this book who is a genuinely good guy, and it’s sort of explained away because he’s gay. I think people pointing this out are missing the fact that Scarlett is a horrendously unreliable narrator. Someone described this as genderbent American Psycho, and while I’ve never read that book, I’ve seen plenty of reviewers who bite back at incel misogynists who look up to Patrick Bateman enough to realize that the comparison is likely an apt one. Scarlett is so consumed with her belief that men ain’t shit, and while it’s very likely the men she kills haven’t committed crimes egregious enough for the reader to sentence them to death, Scarlett’s had enough. She reads a lot into situations, often colored by her own trauma, and since this is from her perspective, we should take her observations with a grain of salt (in most cases). With the exception of Drew, all the men in this book read as horrible predators, and we as the audience only have Scarlett to rely on until another character confirms it (Mina with Kinnear,

Mikayla with Jasper

, jury’s still out on Stright). But whether you believe Scarlett or not, the point is she’s unreliable, but these men are still pretty awful.

And that’s the point, isn’t it? It’s a cautionary tale against trust, because it’s not always the ones you don’t know. Scarlett is a dream, and one that I’ve heard quite a few of my friends echo. Because even in the year of our lorde 2023, the doctors and the deans in Carly’s storyline are still saying the same shit. I saw it happen in undergrad to friends of mine. We have a long, long way to go before the events in this book are only the work of fiction.

Anyway. I thought the book was fine but it didn’t change my life. So, solid three stars.

Rating: 3

Would I recommend? A tentative yes, but mostly for the TWs and content.

Content warnings: Graphic: Fire, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content (about sexual assault), Sexual content (on page, consensual), Sexual harassment, Blood, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence. Moderate: Death of parent, Rape (mentioned, not on page), Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Suicide (mentioned). Minor: Torture (mentioned), Car accident, and Drug use

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Blood, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Drug use, and Torture

katsusho_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Brief notes on this book: It was alright. Maybe it was because I found a lot of hype for this book beforehand that I did not rate this higher. It was intriguing though, and the plot twists caught me slightly off guard (though it was not like I was actively trying to predict the plot). I felt like this was leaning more towards the "kill all men" rhetoric, which isn't necessarily bad, but not the type of feminist book I care for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Outing, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual harassment, and Violence