Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

5 reviews

jerida's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Religious bigotry and Misogyny

town_scar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Only knocking it down a peg because I was 50% through the audiobook before it could hold my attention. But the ending blew me away, so I'll have to buy a paperback of it someday to give it a reread. Unlike my beloved Anne novels, this one has one steady arc of plot rather than a slew of vignettes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Death

Moderate: Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

Predictable and nothing particularly novel, but gentle, easy and nice nonetheless.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Bullying

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Child death, Death, and Sexual harassment

lizzye33's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, and Medical content

Minor: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Misogyny, and Terminal illness

asiaasiaja's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful prose, a great and well fleshed-out protagonist, one of my most favourite romance books of all time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Dysphoria and Confinement

Minor: Religious bigotry