Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

13 reviews

roseknows124's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

readylabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mmikenaite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

jaimc's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Car accident

aidanweyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

bookish_bry's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This is a well written and good book, but I personally didn't derive much enjoyment out of it. It's a pretty pessimistic book and the characters are all deplorable which doesn't make it a bad book, but one that doesn't really catch my attention.

That being said, the themes were on point and it was an interesting look into a very specific subculture in the US during the 1970s. It's the optimistic free love culture from the 60s soured by pessimism during the Vietnam war, but the main character (the author himself really) still can't quite let it go. It also takes an interesting look at the main American culture as well.

The writing style was always intriguing and well done even when I was slightly bored or frustrated with the content. Overall it's a solid book. I probably won't be reading it again anytime soon, but it was a very valuable reading experience. I may even look into more of Thompson's books since I really did enjoy the style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Police brutality

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and War

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia

aimee94's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

prettysoyboy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

2.75

A must read? Absolutely not, but it’s still a hoot to read about this man’s fictionalized misadventures in my favorite city in the 70s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

fast-paced

I mean, yeah, it’s a really good book, but it’s also just 200 pages of a man telling us about all the things he got away with in 1971. Also massive trigger warning for slurs and totally uncalled for violence against women

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Sexism