Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski

76 reviews

enaraccoon's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Too many men. Give me more women. And not from men's POVs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

redoccelot's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism

All female characters are sexualized immediately and female characters that are not traditionally beautiful are defined by that.

mcmeiss's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

shelbyslifer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Cursing and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racism, Murder, and Gore

md33's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Classism, and Incest

brogancha's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexism, and Sexual content

morgiechristine's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexism

Minor: Rape

crowcrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny

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

4.5

It's fun. I liked that it was dark and gritty, I'd say it perfectly presented what living in the middle ages must've been like. Minus the ghouls, of course. I was also pleasantly surprised with how complex certain characters were. The book never tried painting anyone as pure evil or good, most were differing shades of gray, and I loved it! Depth! Something different! 

There are some low brow moments, but if you can look past those I think you'll have as good as a time as I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

cosmicbeige44's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

very 'women are evil or whores' :/ 

i don’t get the hype

but I tried to read it with a grain of salt since it was written in the 90s, is Polish, and at least the fantasy world is fun.

collection of short stories of Geralt of Rivia the Witcher. First a story about a 'striga' who could only be cured/defeated by spending the night with her in the castle, then thee was a beauty and the beast-esque story, then a snow-white-esque demon slayer, and then a quick story about a beast who terrorized a town to trade with elves, and finally the story of Yennifer a witch who he falls in love with who asks to heal his bard friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexism, and Violence

Geralt is violent and fights a lot of people/monsters. The book is innately misogynistic and sexist. All women are either evil or whores and even the badass ones bend to his every beck and call.