Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

6 reviews

bethanwx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The first half of this book is worthy of 5 stars. Stephen's relationships with Philip and Puddle are so beautifully written, and Hall really makes you root for Stephen. However, the book later conveys a white supremacist outlook held by Hall. For a book which advocates for the acceptance of queer people, the inhumane description of black characters is not only disgusting but is itself antithetical to the novel's advocation. The novel's depiction of Mary also feels incomplete. She is used as a porn by everyone, including Stephen, who is attracted to her young and naivite, even noticing that she looks younger than her age in a troubling age difference trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Fatphobia, Suicide, Sexism, Death of parent, Death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia

libraryofindra's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, War, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Sexism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Medical content

cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Outing, War, Mental illness, Medical content, Death, Suicide, and Animal death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, and Toxic relationship

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

How to describe this book. It is primarily about queer pain and the troubles of the time since it was homophobic. I think one of the hardest things to read was Stephen grappling with what to call the love of her life and only being able to land on "friend". A very good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

elisamorvena's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism