Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

16 reviews

nicolelis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

absolutely phenomenal book! i chose it from a very long list of possible books to read for the final project for my summer forensic science class (based on the synopsis), and am so glad i did. the plot is so captivating and makes the book a very enticing read once you learn a bit about the characters and the crime--it took me 3 or so days to read the first 50 pages but only 1 and 1/2 to read the last 300. i'd definitely recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Stalking and Kidnapping

marleens's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? No

3.0

Knowing this book is ‘Rizzoli&Isles #1’ I went in with very different expectations, but this is not a book about likeable strong women figuring out the murder. Isles is nowhere to be seen yet and Rizzoli is a (to me) rather unlikeable side character. It’s also a pretty dated read by now. Aside from the dated technology there is a lot of misogyny and sexism in the story, and I would hope that that would no longer be written like this today… Aside from all this I did mostly have a good time reading it. The pace is fast, the stakes are high, and I enjoyed the fact that we got the killer’s inner monologue as a POV as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Blood, Sexism, Rape, and Medical content

michaelamiller's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Confinement

dhutton1997's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

holy crap. I checked out this book from my library after the StoryGraph recommended it and I’m so glad they did. I typically have a difficult time reading books about serial rapists &killer combos, but Gerritsen does such a good job of balancing scary, suspenseful moments with a budding romance and potential love triangle between

Rizzolli, Moore, and Catherine

. The book kept me on the edge of my seat. I would not recommend this book if you do not want to read stories about law enforcement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, and Stalking

madisonfrank's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

jalex's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide