Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

61 reviews

chunkybucket's review against another edition

3.75

dark hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War

unclep57's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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: Yes

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Very good. Couldn't wait to pick it back up to find out what happened to these characters you get so invested in! Very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Murder

joeddav's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark inspiring tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, War

Detailed depictions of rape, both from the rapists and victim’s POV. Child death:

There is a scene where a newborn baby is left in the forest to die. The baby does not end up dying

thenoboshow's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bibliophiladelphia's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Death of parent

agchristieforevah's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 61%

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The plot got too repetitive.  Initially I was invested in the characters, but they become less fleshed out and I could not bear to be in the POV of the main antagonist. There was also a lot of injustice in the novel with no real payoff on that injustice. 25 hours later and I'm out 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder

wmelissa's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Classism

imposible01's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Slavery, Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage

kylaah's review against another edition

0.5

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

ehindmon's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: War