Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

MacBest by Terry Pratchett

5 reviews

ampharos906's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

Aw yeah. I really like the witch books. And this one has theatre!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Mild: Saneism, Slut Shaming

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

shishirin's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

WYRD SISTERS became enjoyable about halfway through, which was either when the Shakespeare references really got going or is just when I realized they were happening at all. I got enough of them for it to be funny, but it also means that a lot of the humor is referential, depending on the reader to be familiar with a bunch of other stuff (or in this case, with several specific plays) in order to get the jokes. Discworld humor tends to he referential but this felt like a particularly egregious version since so much of it has one source rather than generally pulling from many disparate inspirations. 

There was a disconcerting amount of humor which revolved around men being in dresses in a theatrical setting. It was particularly frustrating when someone of it was from a Dwarf, who (at least later on in the series) have an approach to gender which I’ve been promised I’ll like, but clearly had some issues to work out in this one. The “joke” began and ended with “that man is in a dress”, which is 1) not actually a joke and 2) potentially transphobic. 

The Fool is my favorite character, his backstory is very moving and his romance is genuinely sweet. Overall this one is fine but not amazing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury