Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

4 reviews

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Reading this book felt like I was in a big room full of people with special headphones on where I could only pick up bits of a conversation at a time. I was being slowly led through by someone I didn’t quite know and didn’t quite understand. It felt like I meandered so dreamily past, but was given just enough time to understand each passing person’s deepest fears and thoughts. After time, quite a long time, being led through the room, my guide took me to the top of the stairs and I looked over the balcony and was so shocked to see how everything and everybody we had passed came together so vibrantly and horrifically and beautifully.

I appreciate this book for how much it made me contemplate human existence.

It was very long though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Body shaming

Minor: Drug use and Toxic friendship

jhging's review

dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Compelling. This kept me hooked - not just to see what happened next in their lives, but to understand the characters both as individuals and a couple. Really well-written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Abortion

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Death

bootsmom3's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Racism

sachikoriddle's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide