Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

68 reviews

mandkips's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death and Murder

katelynprice's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death

spoko's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

barnacleg00se's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

allisoncc's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Rape, and Terminal illness

aseriesofunreadbooks'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Racism

goblingirlreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-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

3.0

A lot of people I know read this book in high school so when Life's Library (a book club/discord that I sometimes participate in) chose this book I knew I wanted to try it. Immediately when I started I had a very difficult time with the text. The dialogue is written in dialect so "Ah" is "I" and "heah" is "here" etc. My brain just could not adjust to that and I was reading so slowly. So I switched over to the audiobook and WOW. The narrator was phenomenal and brought the book to life in a way I never would have gotten from reading it myself on the page. Still I find myself so conflicted about this story in the end. On the one there is clearly and obviously some incredible writing throughout. It also felt like opening to a specific page in history and peering into the characters' lives during that specific place and time which I really liked. And because the audiobook was phenomenally narrated I was never bored. But I can't say I liked it. I had a hard time forgiving the men for their violence and all the people who were like *shrug that's just how things are*. I wanted to see the main character Janie grow more independent but the whole book is about her relationships with men. Even though I feel complexly about this one I can still see the brilliance shining through and can appreciate what I read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, and Genocide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Grief, Slavery, and Medical trauma