Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

33 reviews

samsaindon's review against another edition

i realized im not into body horror at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, Infidelity, Suicide, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

*PLS CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS* The story was very predictable and the ending drags but it did keep me hooked throughout the story. If you are still getting into horror but already have a good understanding of what topics you can and can’t read then this is a book I would recommend. If you’re big into horror this book might be boring for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

While the book did deal with some pretty dark themes, I was expecting on page graphic scenes, which honestly didn’t really happen.

I didn’t have the right expectations going into this book, I will concede.

However, when I first started reading, I was bored out of my mind for the first 150-200 pages-ish. I thought the pacing was also a bit off at first, and I was pretty confused about the plot. Some things weren’t explained or didn’t make sense, some characters magically figured something out out of the blue. 

While I did enjoy the dad’s chapters, I don’t see the point in them. To me, they didn’t really add anything to the story. Perhaps showing the perspective of a grieving father?

Ngl, I kinda knew what was going to happen in the first pages, it wasn’t that hard to figure out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Rape, Addiction, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexism

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. Devastating look into a family torn apart by a missing sister. While I was able to predict some of the twists, the details and other parts kept me very interested and caught me off guard. My final listening session (today), I started at 60% and listened to the rest. Really picked up in the end, despite the beginning not really even dragging. The actions of the main characters felt believable and detailed. Overall a good read.

This was incredibly violent and graphic, so I'd recommend reading warnings before starting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, Child death, Death, Body horror, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Sexism, Classism, Dementia, and Medical content

Minor: Cannibalism

evevallarta's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Pretty girls,
Al principio el cambio de narrador en cada capítulo me confundió porque no entendía. Una vez que llegas a la escena del cementerio todo se aclara y se pone super interesante y muy buena la historia. MUY IMPORTANTE CHECAR EL TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ porque si está fuerte.

Lo que no me gustó:
No se si soy yo o sentí un tono racista cuando metieron a ciertos personajes que son ladrones o "malos" pero no van con el plot principal, los describen poniendo enfasis en su raza o color de piel, no me gustó eso.
 La parte donde Aclara que "también" hay mujeres en el fbi... Like, no lo digas, solo di hombres y mujeres. 

El último capítulo está de sobra, lo hubieran metido antes o resumido, no tiene sentido. Si el papá estaba dejando las cartas hubiera escrito algo más interesante para que cuando terminarás de leer pensaras que "ahí estaban todo el tiempo las respuestas".
Igual cuando están ya en el granero y dicen que ese no es el momento para hablar de las cosas... Que piensen en chistes y cosas bonitas???? O sea, la policía, fbi y medios estarán acosandolas sobre el tema en minutos... En qué otro momento pueden hablar de lo que acaba de pasar y todo ese pedo!?

Fuera de esas partes la idea fue muy buena, me sorprendió realmente al principio y el no saber quién es bueno y quién no te mantiene en suspenso.
Pero creo que tenían una gran historia y les faltó editarla, los últimos capítulos casi los skymee, realmente da miedo y el tema está bien pensado, pero esperaba más.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gore, Body horror, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Sexism

alicenonsense's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

Slaughter has a chronic case of writing "not like other girls" characters. Don't get it twisted though, this is a horror book. A lot of the reviews here seem confused about that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Trafficking, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Murder, Biphobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia and Dementia

kearac's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Grief

fallandfox's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

TW: Sequestro, estupro, gore, snuff filmes, assassinato e stalker

A historia é sobre as irmãs Claire Scott e Lydia Carroll que 20 anos atrás a irmã Julia desapareceu sem deixar nenhuma pista, quando o livro começa elas estão em um período da vida de ambas em que não se comunicam mais depois de um certo evento que marcou Clair. Após a morte do seu marido Claire começa a fazer descobertas terríveis que viram seu mundo de cabeça para baixo e dão a chance dela se comunicar com a irmã novamente.
Eu decidi começar essa leitura porque o alugues dele estava como “disponível para todos” na biblioteca e lendo a descrição pareceu ser algo intrigante.
Quando eu finalmente terminei ele senti que estava me afogando em todas as informações principalmente porque o ultimo capitulo foi altamente alucinante e rápido.
Eu cheguei com a expectativa de um mistério mas já imaginando um certa conclusão, mas eu estava muito errada e o livro é bem gore como uma reviravolta que  revirou o meu estomago.

Escrita dessa autora é tão boa principalmente na hora de mais tensão em que começamos a descobrir as coisas com as personagens.

Acho que uma das coisas que eu gostei no livro foi que mesmo em meio a toda a coisas ruins e descobertas que começaram a fazer as personagens principais começaram a entender uma a outra, talvez tenha sido o trauma unindo elas dessa ao invés de separar elas.

E um livro pesado que trata de temas bem horríveis e eu não vou negar esse fato nunca, não recomendo para quem não tem costume de ler coisas desse estilo e até mesmo eu que ja possuo senti momentos em que eu precisei parar e tirar a cabeça dele.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

schnanko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse