Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

11 reviews

tofudoom's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Abortion

Minor: Child abuse

emmablue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

i really thought this was gonna be my new fav :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol

readasaurus_rex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative 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

4.5

An incredible, moving, and thought-provoking work of fiction. I will be seeking out more by this author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

sweetearlgrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.75

The premise of this book is so unusual yet the message is really far-reaching. Just as in The Book of Form and Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki infused the story with so much social commentary that I was left with a lot to think about afterwards. The characters were diverse and complex, with all of them having different outlooks on life largely due to their social and cultural backgrounds. Some moments were extremely traumatic and had me on the verge of tears which I didn't expect due to the rather lighthearted beginning. I listened to the audiobook and found that Ruth narrated in a very engaging way, taking on different voices and accents depending on the character. I'm thoroughly impressed by what I've read from her so far, looking forward to more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Racism

fatigue's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

becksusername's review

adventurous challenging dark informative tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

tiredurbanist's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

fionad's review against another edition

medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

jazzeeazz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book. Honestly expect to question your whole life and everything you have ever believed. The story bluntly and satirically plays on the media and its objectification of women. Jane's complex identity contrasting with the factual, documentary-esque writing connects you to the character and all of her hardships. Jane's journey, and her slow realization that she is obligated to portray the truth, builds this idea of having a purpose in life, no matter how late into it. The addition of Akiko blended in with the introduction of the wives, and tied her to their stories from the beginning. Nothing was surprising necessarily, but it was satisfying (not in a way that you expect what's coming). Each plot point and choice beautifully developed the characters and themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Blood