Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

70 reviews

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Holyyy
internalized misogyny
. Dang that was disturbing. The ending definitely made me think but I'm not sure that was enough payoff for what came before it. 

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

surprising, profoundly nasty. I see now why the person who recommended it to me told me they would not proudly do the same for many people!

really lovely despite (or because of) that with an ending I liked a lot. careful with the trigger warnings on this one; pretty easy to get spoiled on a (the?) “whoa!” moment 

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was well written and compelling, but I can’t rate it any higher as the animal cruelty was far too intense for me personally. If you have a stronger stomach than I do you might enjoy this book more. I predicted the twist ending in the first thirty or so pages, but it was still an interesting read. 

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dark funny sad 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

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Animal cruelty is the main feature of this book and I am not on board with this. It also has no plot and no horror at all, it's just sad and disturbing. 
This book is nothing like "The Crow Road", which I loved to bits. I guess Iain Banks developed his talent later on, who knows. 
I will try out a few later works by the author, maybe "The Quarry" or "Whit".

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Weird and bleak

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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