Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Black Iris by Elliot Wake

3 reviews

rebeckareads's review against another edition

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

4.5

It's so edgy it should feel silly, but it very rarely does. The writing and characters had me hooked from early on, and the non-chronological structure added a lot of suspense.
Unfortunately the final plot twist fell completely flat, hence the 0.5 star taken off.
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a_pocalypse's review against another edition

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

3.75

I need therapy after reading this (just like all the characters in this book)
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frogggirl2's review against another edition

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

3.0

Stereotypical angsty, teenage tropes.  So much homophobia in the near Chicago suburbs in the modern day just doesn't track.  When they mess with Chicago geography its kind of dumb and unnecessary.  The dialog is pretty pat - quoting Emily Dickinson is hardly outré.  I can solve this overwrought, pulpy melodrama in two words: polyamory and therapy.
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