Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

12 reviews

mangopassion555's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexism, Classism, Murder, Violence, Death, Misogyny, and Death of parent

kidicarus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

This book was personally a hard one for me. My parents have always had an affinity for Shakespeare, and this was my late father's favorite. Reading it after losing him and seeing a lot of my own grief in one of his favorite stories has been a big hurdle for me, but I think it made it all the more powerful. That being said, despite being the longest Shakespeare play, it still feels as if something is missing from this story, which keeps it from being among my favorite of his plays. There's a popular saying that you can't read Hamlet for the first time, and I think that is a detriment to the play itself. I was expecting more from Ophelia, who is unfortunately killed offscreen only to be made fun of right before her burial. I was hoping for a climactic battle between Hamlet and Claudius, only to get a barrage of deaths in the final pages with very little sendoff for each character besides Hamlet himself. Still, this play is iconic for a reason, and I can see why it was my father's favorite - he always had an affinity for stories dealing with death, funnily enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexism

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Grief, War, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Misogyny, Incest, Gaslighting, and Sexism

alannawithafada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexism

franzi_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Mental illness, and Death of parent

li_reading's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Incest and Suicide

Minor: Violence

chubbypug21's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Sexism

Minor: Cursing

aargot1's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Sexism

marloweblair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and War

ella_1203's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexism