Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur 허주은

8 reviews

narbine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Different premise & historical setting than most which I liked. You could tell it was well researched 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, Death, Misogyny, Vomit, Child death, Confinement, and Grief

phua_jieying's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Trafficking, and Misogyny

lynneliu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Trafficking, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide and Confinement

kejianming's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

emily_mh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED THIS!!! I absolutely raced through this read and did not want to put it down. The pacing was PERFECT. Hur created an incredible atmosphere. The Jeju setting was described so vividly and was the perfect backdrop for the plot. The historical context seeped into every aspect of the story and was done incredibly well; it really piqued my interest in this part of history. 

I will say that I did guess the resolution early on in the narrative, which would usually end up in a lower rating for a mystery/thriller book. But I don't want to mark it down because I loved it so much. I can't wait to read Hur's next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Confinement, Vomit, Rape, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Ableism, Excrement, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I didn’t know this was historical when I picked this up, I think I would have enjoyed it more if I knew that going in. The beginning was interesting, but I thought it was going to be more creepy and mysterious. I did learn things about Korean culture and history which I enjoyed. I also liked the sister relationship. I did kept getting people confused and I was confused as to why the sisters were separated, but I probably just didn’t hear that part(I listened to this). If you think this sounds interesting I would recommend you pick it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

jerusha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

emerynmader's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit