Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

14 reviews

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Stalking

rgs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Misogyny, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Minor: Child death

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

In traditional Gothic horror fashion, this story by Jackson makes just enough sense to keep you engaged. The characters are just this side of realistic. The story is believable, yet horrifying. The fact that they continuously discuss the day that the entire family was murdered via arsenic poisoning (by one of the sisters discussing it) is morbid and disturbing. And yet, I found myself in full adoration of the sisters in this story. I loved how well they took care of one another. I also found the story to be full of humor. I liked "The Lottery" better, but I really enjoyed the macabre this story has to offer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

jo_lzr's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

writteninmagic's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Minor: Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

fadeddpages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny

theangelssing's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

it was an interesting book.
I really enjoyed reading it, and I found the writing style readable. 

I still can't figure out why Mary Katherine put arsenic in the sugar and it makes me wonder if I didn't understand something in the book

I loved how the author played with the gothic genre and how she managed to let us enter Mary Katherine's mind and I truly appreciated how well-depicted the villagers were
A book you need to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

shieldbearer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

Another book read because it was a favorite of Suzanne Collins', I did not know what to expect going into this and I really enjoyed it. A deeply layered text with so much complexity, its ambiguity is also its brilliance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Alcohol

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Gaslighting

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

This is my year to read more Shirley Jackson, and this short book, her last, was an excellent place to start. The story, told by the youngest sister, deals with classism, neighbors' perceptions, ostracization, and mental illness. It was deliciously creepy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Classism