Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Sabrina y Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

4 reviews

euphoricallydreaming's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.75

It's really good! I found some of the stories depressing, so I hesitate to say that I liked it for the actual stories, but it was really well written and the stories were incredibly important

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Addiction, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism

spinesinaline's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Took a while for me to get into this one but the stories only got better and the last (Ghost Sickness) was definitely my favourite.

A lot of the stories were about abuses against women, from extreme physical abuse to systemic discrimination. As I’ve talked about before, this is one of my least favourite topics in books so it turned me off at first, especially as I hadn’t heard this about the stories from all the hype I’d seen for this collection. Still, the author’s strength in writing shines through so they were still enjoyable to read.

One point to mention, there were several uncomfortable uses of outdated terminology relating to Indigenous peoples. I assume part of this is due to the time period the author has set these stories in but I don’t think it was necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Pedophilia

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Car accident, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

clrieant's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

5.0

Well-written, and so honest. A hard but necessary read. I strongly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Car accident