Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

9 reviews

tetedump's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dhlunique's review

[see below] This book needs a TRIGGER WARNING for anyone whose partner has had sex outside of their commitment.
I could not finish it; I barely started it before having to get rid of it.
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[below] after getting over my initial triggered reaction (took an entire 24 hours!), the humour got through to me and I'm going back to finish the book. It is exceptionally well-written, which has up- and down-sides ;-).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

tayrod4594's review

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.0

If you've seen the movie and loved it for its charm and heart, I'm not sure this is the book for you. I saw the movie first, which is maybe part of the problem. In the book, Judd is far less sympathetic and his family is far less charming. The novel also takes some odd little jaunts into fantasy land that, really, don't improve anyone's look, least of all Judd's. 

It's well-written, funny, and has some profound thoughts to share, which is why it isn't lower than a 3 for me, though it was tough to give it that. The misogyny that winds its way through this entire novel is possibly understandable, given Judd's marriage, though also completely disgusting. At some point, you really begin to wonder if that's a quality he took on only after his marriage imploded; if not, you sort of see why it might have. His own family doesn't escape this awful habit Judd has of excoriating everyone he sees and there are several scenes that the movie very wisely changed or removed entirely. If you want a angry diatribe, read the book. If you want something a little more uplifting (and a lot less focused on hating and wanting women), then watch the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

mandi4886's review

emotional medium-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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia and Vomit

mladd28's review

Misogynistic and fatphobic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

abominablesnowaro's review

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

sarahflies's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This is a great book, but it made me feel sad, and bad about myself, and bad about life and marriage and family. I think the writing was compelling and interesting but the topics just made me sad. I wouldn’t read it again, but if you like reading about tense family situations then I would recommend it. The author did a great job of presenting the mess of thoughts in the characters head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

shannanigans92's review

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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

eeeva's review against another edition

sad tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent