Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

6 reviews

ajay913's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Classism, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Suicide, and Alcohol

mstrouse's review

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Police brutality, Grief, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Trafficking

lyd41's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Very glad I found this book to show me a unique queer experience. Provokes a lot of thought. Definitely read content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Outing, Sexism, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cancer, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Mental illness, Cursing, Grief, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Trafficking, Deadnaming, and Vomit

yayokay's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-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

3.5

i don't think this book provided enough explanation/closure. plot wise, it was okay. as the back of the book claims, sahar is considering undergoing transgender surgery to freely be with her lover. which she did consider, but only past the 60% mark. this made the plot seemed dragged out. (although the author did write a lot about her considering it) 

as for the characters, they were comforting and wit-full. i especially loved being introduced to queer iranians' lives and experiences. sahar was a relatable, likable main character. nasrin however, was not. they didn't seem in love; but simply a couple that grew to love each other because of their circumstances. their relationship felt almost rehearsed, like they were so used to being together they didn't know what else to do. 

don't get me wrong, you all know i am a sucker for oblivious west asian girls indulging in worlds completely different from theirs. which introduces questions of self integrity. 

i will say i liked the banter, the character development (kinda) and the truth of it all. the book could've been great if the rising action wasn't so dragged out, and the climax wasn't so rushed. i liked the notion that you will always love your first love. i would not label this as a romance book but as a likely story of two iranian girls.

ok i hate this review goodnigjt 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

b_robinson's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

"If You Could Be Mine" explored quite a few things that I previously wasn't very knowledgeable about, so it was nice to read an interesting story and learn stuff from it.

My main subject of learning was the queer community in Iran, but also some perspectives of the main faith tradition there (Islam, I think). It was actually kinda fascinating exploring the perception of trans people - referred to as "transsexuals" in the book - with the comparison of other queer identities. It felt so different from how other societies in the world go about accommodating (or not accommodating) trans people, and so this was an aspect I really enjoyed.

I didn't really like any of the characters that much, but I could definitely appreciate their journeys, and I liked that I couldn't really predict the ending, which gave it some intrigue.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, and Torture

tahsintries's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Misogyny

Moderate: Transphobia and Medical content