Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Der Bär und die Nachtigall by Katherine Arden

102 reviews

sustainably_lucia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I struggled to get a handle on the story and characters in the beginning but then I settled into it nicely. This is the first book in a trilogy so it makes sense to take time to set things up. The ending was awesome! Vasya is a badass heroine and I love her!

The synopsis makes it seem like Anna is the villain when it is Konstantin who does much of the damage. They are both afraid of what they do not understand and take it out on others. Pyotr is a little misguided but he loves and cares about his children and wants them to be happy, even if he doesn’t understand them.

Themes: People choose to believe what makes them feel safe even if it is harmful. They also push away and villainize what they do not understand.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

raptorq's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Blood

Minor: Child death and Forced institutionalization

sneakystorms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

what is UP with the thick accent T0T like bruh imagine if every book where the characters are meant to be speaking a language other than english was given the same treatment...

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

bridge_to_narnia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

The storytelling was enchanting. The prose was beautifully written and every scene was given the same care. This fairytale is a wonderful story to get lost in on a cold day with a cup of tea. You need barely any imagination for the rich text to come to life in your mind. The story told is also worth while and the protagonist is love-able and even the step-mother antagonist is someone to sympathize with. As always, it seems men create their own problems, but this was a fresh telling of that type of plot.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Mental illness

Period typical misogyny/sexism/religious bigotry - these are central plot points to the story, but they aren’t traumatically enforced. The protagonist continuously defies convention the whole story and is never broken down, though there are threats of it.

attackrat's review against another edition

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

3.0

this book was very pleasant in some parts, and annoying in others. i was absolutely obsessed in the first 1/3, the writing is whimsical and reminiscent of folk fantasy stories, and the story at that point was full of magic and crisp winter clarity. it’s described as a folk fantasy and for parts it is. but the entire middle section is like, mixed historical fiction and horror, with needless conflicts that don’t boil down to much in the grand story. and most of what counts as a conflict is just “but you’re a woman!” I just feel like there was so much opportunity to go wider with the side-narratives, the author did a phenomenal job of incorporating real Slavic Pagan figures and practices into it but they fell flat after a while. not only that but so many characters didn’t really have reasonable motivation to act the ways they did, and they often acted against previously established traits. like Vasya’s father was repeatedly called a good man, but he beat his children and repeatedly slept with an unwilling woman. it grew tiresome. I was just disappointed, this story started off so magical and I guess just didn’t know what to do with itself. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Abandonment

arcadering's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

prunechips's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Rape

Minor: Gaslighting

biancahartley's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

A miserable world with miserable people, though I appreciated the folklore and the demons.

---

Content Warnings

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

eerielux's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

southernreach's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Blood