Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel

18 reviews

rosalind's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Cursing and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

saoreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

There's a lot to unpack in here; the raw style of writing and toxicity are so oozing that it's oddly all-consuming to read. It's a different kind of self-destructive concept when the main character itself is hyper-aware of all these things. It left nowhere for finality, which is not satisfying; it just ended however it wanted at the pinnacle of making the worst decision as time and emotional well-being have been invested for so long to stop. It's a short-sighted way of ruining yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Addiction

heydreamer09's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Not often do you read a book that leaves you so divided. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking

aniglen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

jacs63's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

“A fast, fizzing cherry bomb of a debut” (The Observer [UK]) about power, intimacy, and the internet“

This was a very good book. Easy to read. I enjoyed the short chapters. They were punchy and easy to take in. 
I can see why it's on the Longlist for the Woman's Prize, but I can't see it winning. 

It's so well written and interesting, but its quite depressing and a bit of downer. I could have seen myself being a little bit like the main character when I was quite young, but not now. Thankfully. 
As the mother of a young woman myself, I found the book a bit disturbing. 
It talks about gender, race, racism, politics, the patriarchy, colonisation, toxic relationships, sex, abuse, obsession, art, status, social media, family etc etc etc . 
It's a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Stalking

madamelacy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

2.75

The unnamed female protagonist obsesses over an unnamed, married older man and obsessively follows (online) him, his wife, another lover and that lover’s associates. The book was often challenging over issues such as misogyny, fidelity, racism and classism. 

Written in short, frequently anachronistic chapters, there was no real plot and an abrupt ending with no resolution. Written in the first person, I found the woman selfish and unlikeable. 

The triviality of online fandom is highlighted with the man’s other lover being an already privileged white girl with a blue tick which afforded her a greater following. 

The book really made me think about who has the dominant voices in society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content

risemini's review against another edition

dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Biphobia, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Lesbophobia, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Mental illness

your_true_shelf's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I think the writing style of this book just wasn't for me.  I liked the concept and I found the reflections on the fakeness of social media, racism and class very well done.  However the characters are all so unlikeable, there's no character development and the writing style just isn't my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Misogyny