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This book is just jarringly sexist and once the narrator turns 16, I couldn’t read more than a page and a half before running into another description along the lines of undressing a woman is “like peeling a sweet potato on a winter’s night” or lengthy descriptions of breasts. At first I thought the author was just trying to characterize a few characters as womanizers… but every single man except one minor character in this novel can’t speak one sentence without objectifying every woman around them. I just want to read the actual mystery and the gothic elements but it’s impossible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Excrement
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a terrible book and frankly I don’t understand why so many people love it. The story is quite interesting but that’s about it, however the way they story was wrapped up was just boring.
The sexism in this book is not only terrible, it’s exhausting. Every mention of a woman (or “female”) in this book, is sexist in every possible way. From the fact that their physical features are always mentioned, to the fact that they're apparently incapable of doing anything, except being a whore.
Furthermore there are so many instances of homophobia and such casual mention of rape, it’s disgusting.
It’s astonishing what this book gets away with frankly.
Furthermore, every single character’s dialogue is written the same. If it weren’t for context clues, you’d have no idea who was talking. It’s apparent that the author tried to be poetic (?) but it’s just not working. So many descriptions for every scene and word it’s exhausting to read. This novel could’ve been half it’s size and would still be too long.
The sexism in this book is not only terrible, it’s exhausting. Every mention of a woman (or “female”) in this book, is sexist in every possible way. From the fact that their physical features are always mentioned, to the fact that they're apparently incapable of doing anything, except being a whore.
Furthermore there are so many instances of homophobia and such casual mention of rape, it’s disgusting.
It’s astonishing what this book gets away with frankly.
Furthermore, every single character’s dialogue is written the same. If it weren’t for context clues, you’d have no idea who was talking. It’s apparent that the author tried to be poetic (?) but it’s just not working. So many descriptions for every scene and word it’s exhausting to read. This novel could’ve been half it’s size and would still be too long.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment