Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

201 reviews

koplomps's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I was so dissapointed with this book and don't really understand the hype that seemed to surround this book when it came out. Maybe it just wasn't meant for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Infidelity

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual content

samburkhouse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Drug use, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Adult/minor relationship

anewton's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

A beautifully emotional read, with complex, flawed characters that are somehow superbly relatable and realistic. Lighthearted and yet deep and challenging, an engaging, fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

riley2399's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Death, Cursing, Abortion, Alcohol, Grief, and Drug use

perfectcupoftea's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Self harm

texashippie's review

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Sexism, Abortion, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

wow, that was a piece of a great book. nuanced, well-written, fun to read. 

i loved, once again, the way Reid creates female characters - complex, complicated, powerfull, unapologetic, full of rage and with a big heart at the same time. 

the dynamic between the characters was just *chef's kiss*. 

glad for the author to make such good choices within the plot - which were apparently much better for the book itself, rather than to please the readers. it made the story have many more layers and depth you can explore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Abortion

Minor: Vomit

brogancha's review

emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

scmiller's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

4.1/10

Enjoyed the narrative technique of the novel — characters recounting events in an interview, engaging in dialogue with the interviewer. 

I was impressed with how Jenkins Reid’s wrote her characters’ dialogue so conversationally. It was convincing and effortless. 

I liked the stark discrepancies and contradictions between characters when recounting events. They were all unreliable in that way and I like how the story leaves the truth unclear. 

I have a love/hate relationship with novels that are about music. It’s the same dissatisfaction I feel when watching cooking shows. You can describe it and show it to me all you want but it’s not in my mouth. 

I consumed this novel via audiobook and really loved that there was a full cast. It was like I was listening to a play on the radio. It was so emotive and artistically done. Arguably one of the best audiobook narrations I’ve heard. 

I found the ending of the band sudden. We all knew it was coming but yet I still found the way it was written anticlimactic and incomplete somehow, and not in a satisfying literary way.

I found the attempt at actually writing the band’s hit song “Honeycomb” and playing it at the end of the audiobook embarrassing??? You can’t write a novel and paint a picture about how extraordinary and talented and huge this band was and then expose my ears to whatever that was and expect me to say, yes, people definitely would have gone crazy over this song. It was cringey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, War, and Grief