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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

5 reviews

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Classism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

cinnaminskies's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

MEGAN ABBOT YOU BEAST

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Gore, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Murder, and Vomit

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

honestly this was a lot of anxiety-inducing ramp up for very little payoff. maybe it’s because it’s 4 am and I’m too tired to be surprised but like… nothing about that ending was shocking or exciting. 

that being said i really liked the journey. this book is a lesson in how a normal life can take a couple of turns into Uber-weird and horrifying, and how close and familiar those creepy pro-choice conservatives really are at all times. people like that tend to feel mythical and easy to write off as bible thumpers harassing people outside of PP, but realistically those people are all around us & hidden amongst seemingly sane individuals. spooky and tummy-upsetting. Jacy made a lot of really wild choices but almost all of them stemmed from a need for companionship; a pretty universal feeling that got her into a world of trouble.

also: this book felt like it was ramping up to some sort of supernatural point so I was a bit let down there too. what the fuck was up with the pasties

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Abortion

woundsdrawflies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

Excellent follow-up (not sequel) to The Turnout, which was the first of her books that I read myself, Megan Abbott has a very keen sense for portraying women, misogyny and heteropatriarchy that I find fascinating, and a tight grip on the thriller's narrative structure that makes for a very compelling read. 

Also those women were lesbians and I know it and I'm right. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Abortion, and Vomit

kaczorlantz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.0

The book felt very atmospheric. I don’t fully understand the weird hold the father has on the son, but maybe I’m not supposed to? And I wanted more of a conclusive ending. In all, it was alright. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Blood

Moderate: Abortion and Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit