Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Wife by Meg Wolitzer

4 reviews

laurao's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

2.0

Loved the movie and the way Glenn Close brought the protagonist to life. However, the book was much harder to read because the same character was so frustrating. There is no glory in the long suffering of women, and it was really discouraging to think any woman would read this book and find herself validated by it rather than encouraged to self-reflect on what a good life lived with a man is, whose only purpose is to use her for his own self-aggrandizement.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Homophobia

cbbyles07's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Just finished “The Wife” by Meg Wolitzer.  It’s a beautiful, literary journey through one woman’s life as the wife of a famous author.  It’s also a feministic tale of navigating a male dominated world, in a historically slow-changing landscape toward gender equality.  The writing is delicious and I highly recommend picking this one up if literary fiction is not your usual cup of tea.  It may be the one to change your mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Moderate: Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, and War

hrhaddad's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Racial slurs