Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado

4 reviews

hannahs's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Rape, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Torture

feysrand's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Eu moro em Salvador/BA e achei que iria AMAR as críticas sociais que sempre foram enaltecidas pelas pessoas que leram a obra. E, sem dúvida, foi uma das maiores decepções literárias que já tive. Sim, Jorge Amado levanta umas coisas importantes; como as vidas quebradas dos personagens que, indubitavelmente, resultam em atitudes agressivas pelos próprios; o abandono infantil; o que a ausência de suporte familiar pode causar nessas crianças que foram largadas e marginalizadas pela sociedade e por quem, supostamente, devia protegê-las. No entanto, o livro tem tanta cena de estupro perpetradas pelos "heróis" normalizadas (e até romatizadas) que eu fiquei agoniada, principalmente por ser mulher. Não acrescentava em absolutamente nada na narrativa e, ainda assim, o autor fez questão de exibir sua misoginia e racismo (já que os protagonistas forçavam adolescentes negras – com sentenças hipersexualizadas e animalescas dos corpos negros femininos, diga-se de passagem) durante as páginas. Eu teria sentido ainda mais empatia pelos personagens se não fosse por isso. Qual é o nosso limite para livros clássicos problemáticos que são glorificados apenas por serem considerados "clássicos"?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ungles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

one of my favorites books, it's the one that got me into classics, but I understand that the themes can be really dark and not to everyone, but I really think Jorge amado had so much to talk about these children and I learned so much of this, I think that we should learn to separate the wrong action of the characters (and belive me shit hit the fan with these guys, they fucked up a LOT) and have the time in consideration (it was 1932 guys of course it's gonna be dark) of the quality of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicide, Sexual assault, Racism, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Incest, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

yeah this is pretty fucked up

libelub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Police brutality, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship