Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

15 reviews

josiee's review

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

ambsonline's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this novel!!!! Very heart-wrenching and beautiful. Many feminist and lqbtq+ themes throughout. I think that it captured the era really well and gave a unique perspective to the time. Excellent read all round. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Homophobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Racism

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Violence, Miscarriage, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: War and Alcohol

thealienamongus's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

ohwildes's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Misogyny