Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

How to Fall Out of Love Madly by Jana Casale

6 reviews

papayastar's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

lilawsahar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Wow what a mind f**k. 

Three women think about their relationships to themselves, men, and the world around them. They think about how they treat themselves how society treats them instead of with gentleness and kindness. How they accept the love they think they deserve. And how things get worse before they get better. 

This narrative will stay with me for a longtime. Who in my life am I letting abuse my generosity when they don’t deserve it? Where can I treat myself kinder?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kristinamj's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

sarahkate22's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexism

Minor: Toxic relationship

seelicole's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

Refreshingly honest, at times uncomfortably relatable, and also gave way to some moments of self reflection. It’s a story about love but it’s not a romance novel. It seems like this book falls into a category of coming of age novels that I’ve recently come across of people navigating their late 20s and early 30s. Entering a new phase of adulthood I suppose.

I didn’t go into this book with any expectations and ended up really enjoying it. Little disclaimer: The characters definitely read as cishet white women. Not in a bad way, I just put that out there for my fellow poc and for members of the lgbt community who might be looking to read characters that they can see themselves in a bit more. I do think this book is relatable in some way for anyone who has had to navigate the patriarchy as a woman in some way, or for those who have witnessed the toll such a thing can take on the women in their lives. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault