Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Des souris et des hommes by John Steinbeck

84 reviews

orchidlilly's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Read it for school as I'm sure most people did. It's alright; way shorter than I thought it would be. The writing is good, but it also comes across as a little bit whiney and pessimistic, and it ends up sounding like every other book written and set in that era of time. It's extremely hard to like any of the characters, which might be the point but it made it kind of a slog to read even though it's so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Ableism, Death, Misogyny, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Classism, Infidelity, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape and Religious bigotry

yellowvans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Cursing

Minor: Forced institutionalization

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Violence

c_lizziebeth's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

This book is boring. The good ending did not make up for the hours I wasted or the violent sexism and racism. Also, dare I say queer baiting? Seriously, John.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Murder

fingscientist's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Animal death, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, and Animal cruelty

sssssoup's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Ableism, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Grief

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Murder and Misogyny

randomrevolutionaryreader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Absolute Favourite.
The way it comments on the American Dream and the lives of the disabled people, transient workers, black people and women of the Great Depression is absolutely enriching. Recommended for American History students or anyone that wants to get immersed in the sad but true reality of that time.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Rape and Slavery

A real shock to reality. Excellent first read.

temporarilyhuman's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Death, Ableism, and Misogyny

coriblake's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Animal death, Racism, Violence, Sexism, Death, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

Lynching is mentioned/threatened