Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul

16 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Classism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abortion, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Bullying, Dementia, Drug use, Dysphoria, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Infertility, Slavery, Eating disorder, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Racial slurs

sholtie's review

challenging emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Finally! A book that understands history is gossip! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Police brutality, Addiction, Colonisation, Drug use, Abortion, Classism, and Miscarriage

Minor: Infertility and Vomit

mekowaletti's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

This was a slow burn for me. The beginning felt too similar to Seven Husbands but towards the last half I had a hard time putting it down. The author really found her stride in talking about

Kitty moving to LA and all that comes after

. I enjoyed the dual-perspectives of the story as it kept me guessing at how they would join. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

shantastic_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Story is compelling.  I especially appreciated the chapters of the characters in the past.  The writing style, though, was mediocre and bland.  It felt like a draft - the frame of a great story, but the writing was more utilitarian than distinctively stylistic.  The audiobook is enjoyable to listen to overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical content, Racism, Classism, Death, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Misogyny

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Grief, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Medical content, Rape, Addiction, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infertility, and Infidelity