Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson

17 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Elvira is the vamp we need, but do not deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Grief and Abandonment

Elvira survived a lot, and we are happy to have her around.

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Cursing

ryoflame's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Cassandra tells a wonderful story from her childhood to where she is today, not only covering her time as Elvira but also what it was like to grow up as a teen in th  60s, the wild things she got up to chasing musicians, the endless people she met who would go on to become stars in their own right. Her story is so outlandish that you might stop to think 'there's no way all of this is true!' but really, we should all feel blessed to be able to look into this amazing woman's colourful life.

Highly recommended if you love to peek into the lives of fascinating people, and told in a light-hearted fashion so that even when the book touches on grave subjects such as sexual assault it feels like she's guiding you carefully through it without downplaying the gravity of the issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism

rachel_sf's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer

rivercat0338's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexual content

karlo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer