Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

91 reviews

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Classism, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Deportation and Homophobia

japanasi's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

there are quite some differences in comparison to the Apple+ series (Pachinko), which I saw before and made me want to read the novel. a sad but definitely interesting read; food for thought, too. 

the second half was simultaneously draining and more or less dragging on, but it also left me unsatisfied with how fast the stories were pushed through? we spent so much time with sunja and then all of a sudden the focus shifts tremendously and she is treated as a side character, which I didn’t like so much; I’d rather have the whole story focus on her, even though the others were interesting, too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, War, Suicide, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, and Violence

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Death, Colonisation, Classism, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, and Abortion

Minor: Hate crime, Deportation, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Infertility

maiaquinn's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

this book was well written and I learned a lot about Korean and Japanese tensions during the late 1800s to late 1900s that were artfully embedded into the story. I didn’t feel like I was dropped into the story but more like I was watching from a distance. The end felt abrupt but maybe it was supposed to be kind of jarring? Would not read again just because of how long it is and how depressing some of the themes are. Very sad but believable story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, and War

clalaure's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism

Moderate: Violence and Colonisation

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, War, Suicide, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

tahsintries's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Bullying, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abortion, Colonisation, Genocide, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Infertility, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction

ruthmoog's review

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

2.25

I don't know what I expected from this book, but I didn't expect dogging.
I didn't know much about the relationship between Korea and Japan and this story made me realise I should learn more about their history. 
My favourite part of this book, was about the kimchi ajumma (mid-aged woman). But tbh I was glad to put the book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: War, Classism, and Sexism

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Outing, Child death, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Ableism, Abortion, and Miscarriage

nikolama's review

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, War, Xenophobia, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Bullying, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Abortion, Cancer, Cursing, and Infertility

_fallinglight_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, War, Suicide, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage