Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

18 reviews

_forestofpages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed the writing immensely, it was creepy and immersive. I really enjoyed that each character was flawed in their own way and that none of them had a perfect relationship with their parents.

The mystery and the villain were super intriguing and I loved the symbolisms for feminism and the cruelty of man, though sometimes it seemed pretty heavy handed. I also liked that it had a Sapphic relationship, though I couldn't really enjoy it because of the context of the one character and her actions toward the other. Also, one of the main characters is ace and I really appreciated that since that orientation is very overlooked.

Now onto spoilers and why its not a four star read for me:

A big important plot point wasn't mentioned or revealed until act 3 which I find kind of weird. I also felt like the overt amount of feminism was unneeded. The second group of antagonists were all these horrible misogynists that didn't show up until act 3. It just felt really heavy-handed and really late in the story to introduce them. Just the likelihood of every one of those guys having the fact they hate women be the reason they do things the way they do them is unreal. Some of them had to want to do it because they wanted to live, or because they had a hero complex and it was for the "greater good" or something. Why were all of their motivations the same? Because it was convenient I would guess. The ending with that conflict felt rushed to me.

I did like the end and how Marian had grown so much that she was willing to die for them and for all the other girls. That was a great moment and I would say out of the three she was my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault

a_libraryghost's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault

acejolras's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Miscarriage

charlieeee's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism

starlessnights's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

marieketron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A pretty average read compared to weird (monster) mysteries I read last year. The inclusion and diversity elements were really strong, to the point of occasionally feeling like the reader is being mildly lectured, but I appreciated the message that just because someone regrets and repents for their actions doesn't mean you're obliged to forgive them. The monster elements felt relatively tame, and I felt like the plot could have been a lot shorter, but overall a fine read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Cursing

abbiesdigitallibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

acephobia (challenged), enslaved to the devil