Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

21 reviews

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Even though I found the main female character unlikeable I was intruiged by her. Presenting as a woman with liberal values while secretly being quite conservative. It was an interesting insight into the mind of a woman who doesn't truely support other women.
Where the book lost me was about 3/4 of the way through when the plot and the main characters became unbelievable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Drug use, and Drug abuse

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Addiction

natalie28's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

the build up was really not what i was expecting and took a while to get there. not really much development in terms of the mc and her views. 
however was very well written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Immensely captivating with a disappointing & rushed ending. Gives ‘I Love Dick’ by Chris Kraus energy 3❤️‍🔥

NB Personally disagreed with 90% of the protagonists’ thoughts & actions + her critiques of feminism, consent & cancel culture in a post me too era - but worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexism, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Suicide, Stalking, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship

auudrey's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content

adamsbookshelf's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

Wow this book just hit all the wrong boxes for me. It was so boring and felt condescending.

The first 2/3 of the novel had almost nothing to do with Vladimir and about the MC dealing with her husbands SA accusations. Our MC is kind of an awful human and keeps insisting that she doesn't stand by his actions but proceeds to stand by his actions?? And don't even get me started on when she drugs Vladimir ties him up, gaslights him into believing he wanted to do BDSM and lying about his wife having an affair. He then decides he wants to sleep with our MC for god knows why and plot twist, she no longer wants to sleep with him. Well until she changes her mind and they have the worst described sex I've ever read in a novel. Then the cabin burns down and she stays with her husband and moves to a new place to recover from her burns. In the last chapter she meets with one of the SA victims and it's the quickest character interaction in the novel and almost feels forced.

Overall I did not enjoy the story or the characters and only gave it one star because the cover is hot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

readwriteknit's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

olpapi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

karenmariscalo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

It presents the female character in an uncommon position

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

cassiebartelme's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

It was interesting but the pace of the ending didn’t match the rest of the book.  Academics would probably like the dark humor but be warned- this is full of unlikable characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury