Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Via col vento by Mariarosa Mancuso, Margaret Mitchell

29 reviews

kat1905's review against another edition

More than halfway through I just couldn't stand the racism anymore. It started to get to the KKK and it was basically propaganda to Support the KKK's actions. Gross, not for me, I don't have the patience for this right now, and I suspect the ending isn't worth the torment of continuing to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

chylth's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I am at a loss for words at how to exactly explain my thoughts and feelings of this book so this review might be all over the place. There are things I absolutely loved, and things that were incredibly difficult to like. It was so beautifully written. The picture is all so clear and well thought out but why did it have to end the way it did?! More than anything this book is more about tragedy and hardships than romance in my opinion. And the romance in this book…I personally wouldn’t even consider it romance…Especially with the way Scarlett treats her relationships. 

I will say that my absolute favorite part of this book was anything that had to do with Melly. She is actually so sweet and I would love to have a friend like her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

itsanaxiom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Dementia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

mindysbookjourney's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Pregnancy, and War

shanellewrites's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

elliebasta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Rape, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, and Deportation

amymegan27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

kmhst25's review against another edition

emotional sad

3.75

Such a unique book. I had heard a lot about it, and it still took me completely by surprise. 

Strengths:

• Making you care about truly reprehensible people. The male and females leads are both exceedingly unlikeable, and it can be hard to make an unlikeable character compelling. Mitchell does it with ease.
• The South's perspective of the Civil War. There's a lot of emotional context for what the war was like for people in the South. The writing makes you sympathize for the characters, even though you can't sympathize for their cause.
• Sheer readability. It's so dramatic that you can read it for hours at a stretch.

Weaknesses:

• The length. The book spans 12 years and is over 900 pages long. No book needs to be that long, and this one is no exception. There are sections that drag, specifically in the years before and after the war.
• The South's perspective of Reconstruction. The racism in this section is truly off the charts and the history is one-sided at best, downright lies at worst. This is a disappointment, because the history of the Civil War section holds up. 
• No neat wrap-up. Mitchell has said that the book's theme is survival, which I would agree with, but I wouldn't say that there's a definitive takeaway or clean ending. It simply ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and War

Minor: Rape

Rape is frequently discussed/mentioned, and there are some scenes with questionable consent and/or attempted rape. There are no explicit rape scenes.

malmark's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War