Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin

4 reviews

mme_carton's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War

libellumartinae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Avevo già letto una selezione curata di alcuni racconti tratti da questa raccolta e ammetto che al tempo non li avevo trovati né interessanti, né rivoluzionari. Rilegger il libro in italiano invece mi ha molto colpito e ammetto che ho apprezzato molte delle storie più brevi, mentre invece a tratti in quelle più lunghe mi sono annoiata, anche per la costante insistenza sulla dimensione sessuale. Inoltre capisco la forma del racconto, ma in alcuni casi il termine di certe storie è stato veramente senza senso e molto brusco. 

In generale, una lettura interessante del suo tempo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

lilbluerexi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

what the hell did i just read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia

jessiejane's review against another edition

When I read the blurb I expected more female exploration around sexuality. Trigger warnings: paedophilia, sexual assault were explicit in just the first three stories. Not what I was expecting and not comfortable to read. I stopped after the first three stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence