Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Malibu Renasce by Taylor Jenkins Reid

98 reviews

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny and Sexual harassment

mandaraffe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Sexism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, and Vomit

ludmireads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexism, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury

jessicaludden's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

“June was gone. Yet here she was, living on through her children.”

I’ve said it once before and I’ll say it again, Taylor Jenkins Reid is a genius. I thought nothing could top Daisy Jones & the Six, but wow this really exceeded my expectations. Every single character was so complex. I loved every single one of them and TJR made them all feel so real. She always does that with her characters. You finish the book and can’t believe those weren’t real people. Everyone had their own internal struggles and their own relationship dynamic with other characters. I LOVED Nina. She deserves the world and I loved how her siblings finally did something for her at the end. I loved Kit. I love how bold she is and how she’s just at the start of figuring out who she is. I loved Hud. I love how loyal he is and how him and Nina always seemed to have an unspoken understanding. I loved Jay. I loved his internal conflict with the new diagnosis he had and what that meant for who he was as a person and what his measure of success is. June and Mick’s story was so tragic and as much as I hate Mick I did feel bad for him near the end of the book. TJR did a great job of making me feel the exact feelings Nina was feeling. I couldn’t help feeling a tiny bit bad for Mick as he spoke about his childhood and his regrets, but ultimately my hate for him won out. I want to go to the Riva party. TJR made it feel so real with all the side characters and their mini plot lines. It added to the chaos perfectly. Overall, I loved this so much. Definitely a top read of the year. Definitely a new favorite book of all time.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

ccassidy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Misogyny

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, and Abortion

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Breathtaking!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Cursing

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Misogyny

hayleygray's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was a bit of a slow-burner, for me. After reading (and loving) TJR's previous novels, I felt a little bit disappointed at how long it took for me to get into this one – it actually took me a couple of months to finish it because I didnt have the urge to keep picking it up. However, when I got to the middle of the story, I really enjoyed it and it didnt take me long to finish it. 
This is a story about family – more specifically, the power and love of siblings – and overall, I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Car accident, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

hannalizzy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was a masterpiece. I don’t know how TJR got me to love and hate so many characters in such a short amount of time! Their characterization is deep; the reader truly feels like they know each character at their core. The story is brutally sad, inspiring, alluring, and in the end, hopeful. 

The climax of the party when Mick shows up is one of the most exciting few pages I have ever read. The whole book led up to a few pivotal, fascinating chapters towards the end and they were delicious and satisfying. 

I loved it. TJR is my new writing idol. I don’t know how she does it but I wish I could be just like her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Violence