Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

6 reviews

hanmccull's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Dystopian, bleak, haunting, thought-provoking: it’s not often you describe a book as life-changing. Straight into my list of all-time favourites (despite the epic book hangover). Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend!

Personally I chose to skip the introduction before reading as it was giving too much away, and I’m very glad I did so.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, and War

itsybitsygingie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was an incredibly difficult yet beautiful book to read. It brought forth some incredibly difficult feelings concerning being human and the role of womanhood within society. My one slight of the book was the sheer amount of anti-female sentiments from the main character. Her one consistent thought throughout the book was that she was better because she wasn’t constrained by the supposedly womanly traits of the other characters, and I didn’t see as much growth as I would liked concerning this position. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Genocide, Violence, Murder, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

caramelcaylee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Cancer, Suicide, and Sexism

aaron444's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

obviously profound and important but i can't say i wasn't bored

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Medical content

frankieclc's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Grief, Sexism, Cancer, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, and Suicide