Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Hevonen ja poika by C.S. Lewis

11 reviews

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

It's, erm.. definitely a product of its time. I enjoyed it, and I think I probably still would, it's just..... you really have to turn your social justice brain off for this one, in some parts, I think. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Racism, and Trafficking

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, and War

foolygirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Misogyny

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.0

I loved a glimpse into the pevensies’ lives as rulers, but the overall story wasn’t that compelling to me. It also seemed to be drawn along lines of race and religion that I didn’t exactly love. Lewis also has a tendency of creating complex and interesting female characters then shoving them to the side in favor of his male characters. Truly a missed opportunity in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

another_dahlia's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, War, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I'm not sure why I didn't review this the first time I read it. I'm not going to do a proper review since I haven't with the rest of the series, but I'll at least put a note or two.

This is definitely my least favorite book from the Narnia series. I don't dislike it, but it is quite slow and often boring. There are parts I love, which is why I'm going with four stars (though initially I had rated it five stars... I'm not sure why). I do adore this universe and it's the first fantasy series that I've wanted to get lost in, this one just drags so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

esme_may's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Child me barely got 50 pages into this book, and dropped it because it was boring. I gave it another try, and child me was absolutely right. Very boring, but also pretty racist 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, and War

Minor: Slavery, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Sexism

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

0.5

wtf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

leilaliw's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, and Misogyny

lilylovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

I used to love this book but now I see it is really racist. The main character, Shasta, is a white slave in a land of black people who are described as horrible, cruel, and greedy. He only finds happiness when he goes back the land full of white people. I was cringing through most of it.  Also, I couldn't stand the myogenetic descriptions of all the female characters. I realize this book was written by a white man in the 1950's, but man, it doesn't whole up well now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny