Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

19 reviews

louisehall's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

cryptid_0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Read through the trigger warnings carefully the book is very thought provoking and enjoyable to analyse but the triggering content is prevalent throughout.

mf_luder's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

Read The Company of Wolves for a creative writing class a year ago and really liked it. The prose caught me off more than any other story I read so I decided to sit down and read the rest. For starters, I gotta say, it is really good. There is something about the way that it is written that would be perfect to hear around a campfire. I'm not entirely sure I "got" the exact message behind many of the stories, that'll demand a reread in a few years I think. Even if you don't totally understand, just the writing style is enough to keep you captivated. "The Bloody Chamber", "The Lady of the House of Love", and the astonishingly tonally different "Puss-in-Boots" are some of my favorites.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: War

katealily's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

poirot's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

lizzieg22's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

mirema's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Sexism

naju's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

felt myself constantly thinking it would end awfully for our protagonist, and even after several stories of that not happening, it still kept me on my toes. it definitely achieves what i feel like it set to achieve in giving women agency (narrating in the first person, explaining their motives, making them sympathetic instead of simply objects, being able to get out of dangerous situations), but i felt like sometimes the emphasis on virginity and the white cis female body experience did not work for me. personally.

as feminist literature, it surely is interesting to read about where we were in the 70s, but as a modern text it only halfway holds up. it's a very cis white view of womanhood and therefore i feel like it should be complemented with reading feminist lit by women of color and trans women, even lesbian and bisexual women.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood