Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

L'attrape-coeurs by Jerome David Salinger by J.D. Salinger, J.D. Salinger

130 reviews

who_are_you77's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

jo_lzr's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is a character study. It focuses on being young and feeling the weight of people expecting you to have everything decided for the future, to know what career path you want to follow, when you might feel as if you know nothing. 

I have seen that many people dislike Holden. I agree that he is not someone that I'd like to hang out with but I don't hate him. I don't think I can, since his thoughts and behavior are affected by things he can't control. Firstly, I think he is autistic. Secondly, he found his dead brother's body when he was a kid and has been sexually harassed many times since a very young age. These are very traumatizing experiences for anyone, let alone a child. So that, combined with his autism, I believe explain why he thinks the way he does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

allisoncdn's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The main reason why I did not really enjoy this is the insufferable narrator. I’m aware that this is supposed to be a coming-of-age story, but the tone used gets annoying after a few chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny

Minor: Child death

diaday333's review against another edition

2.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is definitely unpleasant to read in a way that a book written by a man about a man in the mid 1940s is. Makes me glad I veil. I saw one person say this book is really good, so I read it… Holden is just about the most annoying character ever. The only time I had some sort of emotional feeling was with Phoebe at the end. Just… no 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism

Moderate: Homophobia

enbylievable's review against another edition

4.5

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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very cultured, had at least 2 references to The Office

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment

There is a background character who is described in detail as having died by suicide after falling out of a window.

literaryboysmelancholy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood

Minor: Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Vomit

malloryjo0521's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is really interesting when you look at it satirically

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content

Minor: Ableism

Lots of swearing

mskingbean69's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Abandonment

happysoullovesyou's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization

cali_harvey's review against another edition

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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nostalgic at the end but overall felt uneventful, even though it’s a “classic”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism