Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

123 reviews

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was everything. I loved each of the characters, even the ones I tried so hard to hate. And related a little too hard to Nina.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage

emilo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Child abuse

atalea's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

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

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Sexism, Racism, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Abortion

kaylietreskin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

2.5

Narration and dialogue struck me as pretty cheesy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

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

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

The first half of the book had me in a chokehold, I could not stop reading. I absolutely love TJR’s signature writing move of introducing the backstory to make you fall in love (or despise) the characters.

In the beginning I thought that Mick and June’s love was so beautiful, that I hoped one of them would die rather than leave each other, for love that pure to exist

. It is ultimately a story about love and family, but it is sometimes painful how much love can hurt. great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Sexism, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Abortion

epellicci's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

Well written but unfortunately forgettable. While Nina was often relatable, I wasn't really invested in any of the other characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault and Drug use

jordmlord's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Adult/minor relationship