Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

21 reviews

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Suicide, Self harm, Alcohol, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism, Animal death, Abortion, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Rape

klb77's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

God damn this book was good! It’s everything I’ve been craving in a story and more. One of the first times I’ve ever been surprised by a twist! I’ll be listening to more from this author asap

My own guest list (for a near-perfect story):
1. characters to sympathize with
2. characters to hate
3. a good irish storm to set the mood
4. wedding drama
5. family secrets 
6. multiple mysteries entangled into each other 
7. a small amount of spice and scandal 
8. a timeline and flashbacks that are easy as pie (or wedding cake?) to follow 

Check out the content warnings before picking this one up but definitely give it a chance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Murder, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Child death, Alcohol, Sexism, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Racism, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

r_a_bell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

It was overall good, but the majority of characters weren’t likable in the least, which was kind of the point. The atmosphere was well developed and there were several big twists/reveals. Some of these were pretty predictable, and it was kind of improbably that ALL of these things could actually occur. It makes for a good story, but it kind of takes away from the realism of it. The ending sticks with the sense of realism, and although it resolved the issue at hand, it’s not the kind of feel good ending a lot of people would be looking for. All in all, a good quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Infidelity, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Classism and Pregnancy

While there’s not exactly an adult/minor relationship, there is a much older man involved in a sexual relationship with a 19-year-old girl, which is close enough and still has much of the same power dynamic, which could be really triggering for someone who finds adult/minor relationships triggering. The content warning for sexual violence is in relation to revenge porn and the threat of publishing revenge porn

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It was interesting! Not sure how satisfying I find the ending, but I didn't see most of the twists coming, and I definitely wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next. 

The audiobook narrators were all great as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Child death, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Abortion, and Ableism

Minor: Racism and Death of parent

Revenge porn

annoyedhumanoid's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

major content warning for self harm. check dropdown for others
for the majority of this book i was under the impression that The Guest List was published before The Hunting Party, which made a lot of sense because The Hunting Party felt like a more polished execution of a similar concept. actually, The Guest List came _after_ The Hunting Party. and knowing that her most recent book is The Paris Apartment… 😬

Spoiler

📉

. i was still surprised by the ending, though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Death, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Addiction, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

cozy_gh0st's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Medical trauma, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence

affectionateemu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Death, Classism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Sexism, Confinement, Grief, Suicide, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, and Mental illness

soshereads_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Drug use

rakizaka's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Classism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit