Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Handyman Method by Andrew F. Sullivan, Nick Cutter

7 reviews

queersubtext's review

adventurous dark funny 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

3.75

Honestly was so in love with this ride until

Rita went back to save her soggy white bread husband. It changed the vibe of the book and I went from cheering with every passing page of a sort of inverted Good For Her, to being baffled by why I was apparently supposed to give a shit about him. I already said goodbye, Trent. Jesus. And why was I left knowing literally nothing about Rita and her MANY accomplishments outside the resentful descriptions made by Soggy White Bread Husband? And the more I think about it, the more mad I am, quite frankly. I mean, I have seen Trents in Home Depot as well as so many places other than Home Depot, and it is a fucking riot - we call them "Brads" in my friend circle. And the never ending, absolutely disgusting scene with Ned and the sink?!?! INCREDIBLE OH MY GOD. I was losing it.

Currently, I feel the same way I did after reading IT; I was so involved in that story and then got hit with child group sex out of fucking nowhere and it ruined everything for me (Obviously HM is not on the same level. Some messed up things happen in this book but that is thankfully not one of them). I thought I was going to walk away on cloud 9 and rate this book 5 stars. Ultimately, it's getting 3.75 because I'd like to give it a 3 but jabroni Trent and the Ned exit deserve SO MUCH PRAISE, and since my personal criteria for 4 stars is "would I re-read this" and the answer is no, here we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Animal death, Confinement, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Body horror, Child abuse, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content

daniellekat's review against another edition

Interesting premise but the intensity of violence (real & imagined) was not for me. I'd advise checking the content warnings on this one. The language alone was a bit of a shock for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia

Graphic: Toxic masculinity

mhh831666's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

the turtle part will live rent free in my brain forever and has thoroughly disturbed the fuck out of me lol. otherwise this book is quite hilarious with how over the top horrible and unlikeable the main character is and I love me an unlikeable main character (even though it isn't entirely his fault? but whatever he still sucks 🤷🏼‍♀️) I'm sort of halfway between hating and being indifferent towards the twist/explanation bit but it was at least surprising so that's good I suppose. but yeah be wary about the horrific animal cruelty/death part because that shit was awful.  RIP sweet prince turtle whose name I have forgotten. you will be missed 💘☠️🐢☠️💘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Trent is a deeply unlikeable character, and I never got the chance to truly care for him, but I cared about Rita and Milo, and the themes of toxic masculinity and the insidious nature of capitalist chauvinism is captured brilliantly in this novel. Also, there are phenomenal moments of body horror, especially with homeware appliances and power tools. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Abandonment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Be aware that this novel deals with toxic masculinity, ritual cults and sacrifices, child as easy targets for eldritch abominations, violence with tools and appliances, emasculation, workplace violence, trauma from the destruction of a sibling’s mental capacities, and the dissolution of the nuclear family.

shawcrit's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty