Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

24 reviews

threenerdsinatrenchcoat's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Un conte très drôle et inspirant, par contre c’est quand même un drôle de hasard que les gentils aient la peau plus claire que les méchants 🙃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

🎧
While I enjoyed this book, it wasn't my favorite in the series. The characters were fine, the plot was decent, and the writing style was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

fragrant_stars's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

It's, erm.. definitely a product of its time. I enjoyed it, and I think I probably still would, it's just..... you really have to turn your social justice brain off for this one, in some parts, I think. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Racism, and Trafficking

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, and War

katilh's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

alexschrade's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Easy to read, not the best I've ever read, not not bad either. Definition of ok

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and War

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, and Death

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.0

I loved a glimpse into the pevensies’ lives as rulers, but the overall story wasn’t that compelling to me. It also seemed to be drawn along lines of race and religion that I didn’t exactly love. Lewis also has a tendency of creating complex and interesting female characters then shoving them to the side in favor of his male characters. Truly a missed opportunity in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

another_dahlia's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, War, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

bectothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Slavery

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm not sure why I didn't review this the first time I read it. I'm not going to do a proper review since I haven't with the rest of the series, but I'll at least put a note or two.

This is definitely my least favorite book from the Narnia series. I don't dislike it, but it is quite slow and often boring. There are parts I love, which is why I'm going with four stars (though initially I had rated it five stars... I'm not sure why). I do adore this universe and it's the first fantasy series that I've wanted to get lost in, this one just drags so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

esme_may's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Child me barely got 50 pages into this book, and dropped it because it was boring. I gave it another try, and child me was absolutely right. Very boring, but also pretty racist 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, and War

Minor: Slavery, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Sexism