Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

28 reviews

zoya_nazyalensky's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

The writing style is nice, though there is very little dialogue and that usually bothers me.
CWs: the n word and g word are used in the text!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Mental illness, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Cursing, Violence, Excrement, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Classism, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Gore

renorsomethin's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

wtf did i even read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual content

meesh150's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Stalking

Wanted to like this book but I cannot get over the objectification of female minors, so I had a really hard time finishing this. The end was interesting, which was what lifted my rating.

skinshela's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Interesting…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Death, and Gore

cordeliarose's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny

amemir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Stalking, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Classism, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Bullying, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Ableism

slintangel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, and Misogyny

parsniper's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

An interesting writing experiment in that it is written mostly using the sense of smell. The book is lush in descriptions and exploration of an evil main character is kind of fun. Its an interesting read but not fun or relaxing. There is not much plot until the second half of the book plot and there is basically no character development. I don't agree with it's lord of the flies-esque commentary on the inherent evil of humanity, but it is an interesting commentary. It is fairly misogynistic so fair warning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexism

cami1107's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

amelody's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, Misogyny, Violence, Gore, and Mental illness