Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

87 reviews

brennrul's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Murder, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Child death, and Abortion

Moderate: Misogyny, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Deportation, Sexual violence, Grief, and Islamophobia

Minor: Genocide

slireads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Rape and Suicide

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

This book follows three generations of Palestinian women now living in Brooklyn, and the interconnectedness of their shared struggles within a patriarchal society. 

It’s a story about a teenager chasing after the hazy and confusing memories of her deceased parents, about her mother’s loneliness after following the stranger she married across the world, and about her grandmother’s role in perpetuating the abuse that was done to her. 

It’s a tough read, and my heart went out to these characters. The book does a good job of highlighting the struggles of refugee families living in the US, and of the dynamics of immigrant communities struggling with wanting to both succeed in a new country, and not lose their cultural identities. It also paints a really vivid picture of generational trauma and its far-reaching impact.

I listened to this in audiobook format, and I have to say the narrators did a really good job. The character voices, the use of multiple narrators, it all worked really well to make the story come to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Child abuse, Abortion, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood and Islamophobia

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident and Death

jmmreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Miscarriage

elanuruysal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

kiramke's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

I'm glad this book exists for people who need it. But it was a drudge of a book, not well-written except maybe to a very specific target audience.  That does not impact my sympathy for anyone in any similar situation, of course.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

lindsayerin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War and Injury/Injury detail

emilyinherhead's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I deeply admire the courage it took to write this book and tell this story—as someone from the very Palestinian-American culture about which she writes, who has herself experienced many of the horrible things she describes, Etaf Rum has put herself at great risk by doing so. Five stars for that bravery and effort.

However, something about the book itself didn’t work as well for me as I was hoping. A lot of the characters lack nuance, and there is a fair amount of “telling, not showing” going on when the reverse might have been more powerful and effective. And the repetition! My reading experience really dragged toward the end, likely because it felt like everything had already been said.

I do look forward to reading more of what Rum writes in the future, though, as she continues to mature as a writer. She has important things to say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

merlinandrose's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Murder and Toxic relationship