Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Avinėlių tylėjimas by Thomas Harris

16 reviews

kearneth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Stalking, Sexism, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Mental illness

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Reading this book was a ride. I've seen the movie, so I know what happens, but I was still on the edge of my seat. There are a lot of issues in this book including sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. I didn't enjoy that part of the book. But the rest of it was good. It's honestly quite a brilliant story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Body horror, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Gun violence

llauraaa's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexism

ak97x's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Violence, Stalking, and Sexism

Minor: Police brutality, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship

quixie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Violence, Cannibalism, Transphobia, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Body horror

sofiasco's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Transphobia, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Stalking, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

jfield351's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Good. Lil nerve wracking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexism, Gore, Fatphobia, Cursing, Death, Confinement, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, Grief, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Child death, Body horror, and Medical content

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

◦ Death (moderate) = Spouse
◦ Death (minor) = Parent

bunnypez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Gore, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Blood

oobi's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this after having read Red Dragon, and can say I enjoyed it far more. Clarice is relatable and fun, but its sad that she's the only female leading character of the Hannibal series. Being a trans person, I think the depiction of Buffalo Bill is strange and misinformed, yet nuanced, and a good example of Thomas Herris's talent in writing from the perspective of a truly demented and backwards person. The writing kept me engaged despite my tendency to get off track while reading, I hadn't felt so absorbed in a book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Violence, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Murder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail