Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

15 reviews

caseyjayner's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

I really loved and appreciated much of this, especially for it’s time.  I mostly read contemporary lit so I had to get used to outdated language and misogyny throughout, but when I set that aside I see this is a book arguing for the personhood of intellectually disabled people.  The main character is complex- both likable and self-centered and traumatized by physical and emotional abuse.  I didn’t like the end, but the last couple lines were more hopeful than the rest of the end. 

Easy words, tough read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Certain sentences haven’t aged well but this was excellent. I’m very sad but also very happy I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Dementia, Racism, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Incest, Homophobia, Medical content, and Misogyny

It’s an older book so expect language and character attitudes that are not okay now.

amarie95's review against another edition

reading is just SO HARD right now and through this section of the book i didn’t like charlie anymore and i didn’t care what happened to him. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Misogyny

luckyone's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Bullying, Child abuse, Dementia, Excrement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

littlemimus's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Misogyny

woolgatherer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.75

Well, here’s an unpopular opinion, but I didn’t think this was as emotional of a read as many people seem to have found it. I honestly took issue with the portrayal of mental disability in this book, which definitely isn’t the worst, but something about it rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed as though Keyes went back and forth between showing Charlie pity or sympathy. And, to me at least, it read more as pitying the protagonist. On another note, the way women were written in this book was atrocious, and, relatedly, relationships.

That being said, the epistolary approach was really interesting and added a particular dimension to how Charlie was working with the level of his intelligence. At the end of the day, though, this book is really of its time and I sincerely don’t understand how it continues to grab the attention of so many readers today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bcgalore's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Misogyny

maviemerveilleuse's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Ableism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Misogyny, Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexism

draconia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

emilia___'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Mental illness and Ableism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Animal death